What's your personal "success formula?"

Sir

SGT Norman is correct and so was GEN Powell but there are
things, some very simple things, that many leaders screw up which cause there
downfalls. When I was in command I strived to: Follow my commanders’ intent,
respect my NCO’s and Chief Warrant Officers for the knowledge and
professionalism, understand the needs of the soldiers, and above all make sure
that soldiers got to do their jobs. 

Soldiers love to do their jobs, even the dirty parts, but too
often outside pressures to accomplish something outside the soldiers MOS have
them feeling that they are not appreciated.  Anyone who is feeling unappreciated isn’t
going to do a good job. They are not going to care. Not caring is as destructive
to the success of a transportation unit as it is to an infantry unit. I have
seen commanders do everything right.  Next
thing you know that unit commander who just  won that prize or award gets relieved a few
months later because there soldiers stopped caring about their mission and even
the military in general; then “Something Happened”.  Something got misplaced, someone got hurt, or
even someone called IG/EO/wrote to a senator and the CO finds himself with a
group who doesn’t want to help solve the problem.  The CO made his command look amazing but in
doing so he didn’t make his people feel amazing.  They felt used up, abused, and worst of all
unappreciated.

So my big piece of advice is this, “Be humble and appreciate
everyone.”