It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership
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"It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership" is a memoir and leadership guide by Colin Powell that shares lessons and anecdotes from his military and public service career.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership Context triple: [My American Journey, hasSequelOrFollowUp, It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership]
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Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
"Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time" is a critical book by organizational theorist Jeffrey Pfeffer that challenges popular leadership myths and exposes how common management practices often harm employees and organizations.
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What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
"What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence" is a memoir and business leadership book by billionaire investor Stephen A. Schwarzman, offering insights into his life, career, and principles for achieving success.
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Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership is a powerful and ancient Autobot artifact in the Transformers universe, traditionally carried by Optimus Prime and symbolizing ultimate wisdom, authority, and the power to light the Autobots’ darkest hour.
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D.
The Power of Full Engagement
The Power of Full Engagement is a self-help and performance book that argues managing energy—not time—is the key to achieving high performance and personal renewal.
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Where You Lead
"Where You Lead" is a song by Carole King, best known from her 1971 album Tapestry and later as the theme for the television series Gilmore Girls.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership Target entity description: "It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership" is a memoir and leadership guide by Colin Powell that shares lessons and anecdotes from his military and public service career.
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A.
Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time
"Leadership BS: Fixing Workplaces and Careers One Truth at a Time" is a critical book by organizational theorist Jeffrey Pfeffer that challenges popular leadership myths and exposes how common management practices often harm employees and organizations.
-
B.
What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
"What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence" is a memoir and business leadership book by billionaire investor Stephen A. Schwarzman, offering insights into his life, career, and principles for achieving success.
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C.
Matrix of Leadership
The Matrix of Leadership is a powerful and ancient Autobot artifact in the Transformers universe, traditionally carried by Optimus Prime and symbolizing ultimate wisdom, authority, and the power to light the Autobots’ darkest hour.
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D.
The Power of Full Engagement
The Power of Full Engagement is a self-help and performance book that argues managing energy—not time—is the key to achieving high performance and personal renewal.
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E.
Where You Lead
"Where You Lead" is a song by Carole King, best known from her 1971 album Tapestry and later as the theme for the television series Gilmore Girls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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leadership guide ⓘ |
| author |
Colin Powell
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linked to:
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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| basedOn |
Colin Powell’s diplomatic experience
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Colin Powell’s military experience ⓘ Colin Powell’s service as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ Colin Powell’s service as National Security Advisor ⓘ Colin Powell’s service as U.S. Secretary of State ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Tony Koltz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
communication in leadership
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integrity in public life ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ practical leadership lessons ⓘ team building ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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business and leadership ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ self-help ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Colin Powell’s leadership rules
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anecdotes from Gulf War period ⓘ anecdotes from Vietnam War service ⓘ reflections on service as U.S. Secretary of State ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
diversity and inclusion in organizations
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humility in leadership ⓘ learning from failure ⓘ service to country ⓘ work ethic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business professionals
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leaders and aspiring leaders ⓘ students of leadership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
decision making
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ethics in leadership ⓘ leadership ⓘ mentorship ⓘ military career of Colin Powell ⓘ organizational management ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper ⓘ |
| setting |
U.S. Army
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linked to:
United States Army
United States government ⓘ |
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