10 Timeless Leadership Lessons from Cyrus the Great. . Cyrus the Great respected the customs and religions of the lands he conquered. It is said that in universal history, the role of the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus lies in its very successful model for centralized administration and establishing a government working to the advantage and profit of its subjects.

1. 10 Leadership
Lessons
from
Cyrus the Great
By Ali Asadi www.aprofitmaker.com

2. Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: KUURUUSHA[4]
Kūruš; New Persian: Kurosh ; c. 600 or 576 – 530
BC),[5] commonly known as Cyrus the Great
(Persian: , Kourosh-e-Kabir) and also called Cyrus
the Elder by the Greeks, was the founder of the
Achaemenid Empire. Cyrus the Great respected
the customs and religions of the lands he
conquered. It is said that in universal history, the
role of the Achaemenid Empire founded by Cyrus
lies in its very successful model for centralized
administration and establishing a government
working to the advantage and profit of its
subjects.

3. 1. Support Your Team1. Support Your Team
“Give them all they need
and your troops will
follow you to the end of
the earth.”
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4. 2.Be Generous2.Be Generous
“Success always calls
for greater generosity”
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5. 3.Talk Less Act More3.Talk Less Act More
“Speak shortly, decisively
and to the point–and
couch your desires in
such natural logic that no
one can raise objections.
Then move on.”
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6. 4.Be a Force for Good4.Be a Force for Good
“Whenever you can, act
as a liberator. Freedom,
dignity, wealth–these
three together constitute
the greatest happiness
of humanity.
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7. 5.Have Discipline5.Have Discipline
“Here again, I would
demonstrate the truth
that, in my army,
discipline always
brings rewards.”
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8. 6.Share Your Happiness6.Share Your Happiness
“No kindness between
man and man comes
more naturally than
sharing food and drink,
especially food and
drink of the ambrosial
excellence that I could
now provide. “
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9. 7.Be Loyal7.Be Loyal
“If I can only do well by
my friends, I’ll look
glorious enough in
whatever clothes I
wear.”
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10. 8. Be a Role Model8. Be a Role Model
“In my experience, men
who respond to good
fortune with modesty
and kindness are harder
to find than those who
face adversity with
courage.”
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11. 9. Be Courteous and Kind9. Be Courteous and Kind
“I established a stately
court where all my
friends showed respect
to each other and
cultivated courtesy until
it bloomed into perfect
harmony.”
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12. 10.Minimize
Hierarchical Distinctions
“Living together on
equal terms helps
people develop deeper
bonds and creates a
common conscience."
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14. Live as if you were to die tomorrow.
Learn as if you were to live forever.
– Mahatma Gandhi
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