Principles 7, 8, 9

Peter Drucker deemed effective leaders to be those who delegated much but retained authority over what was most strategic for the organization.  

Motivate the troops, Embrace the front lines and build leadership in others.  Peter Drucker, who studied managers in action over six decades, deemed effective leaders to be those who delegated much but retained authority over what was most strategic for the organization.

But effective leaders also had a habit of personally visiting the front lines, giving rise to the title of one of Drucker's publications on the subject,  "Not Enough Generals Were Killed," a slighting reference to World War I army commanders who remained far from the battle lines while ordering soldiers into pointless rounds of trench warfare.   Noel Tichy, a university professor who also directed General Electric's leadership program for several years said building troop strength is a matter of creating other leaders throughout the organization. 

ACTION POINT: Stay close to the front lines and build leadership in others.