Colin Powell, former secretary of state, spoke Tuesday at Salesforce.com's user and developer conference in San Francisco. Powell urged businesses to take a leadership role in philanthropy and outlined the qualities of a good executive head.
"Good leaders inspire, not motivate," he said. "The best leaders can inspire (workers), so they can do things through self-motivation." Leadership involves developing a vision and conveying that purpose throughout the company, Powell added.
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