Belief and trust in the unknown is ok. And at the end of the day, when the bombs of business and life have destroyed all semblance of order around us, it is Faith that allows us to meditate in the midst of the chaos, allows us to sleep calmly at night, and jump back into the battle the next morning. While, I think each of the rules you lay out is good to excellent, trying to observe all of them is a prescription for insanity. It would be good to let your would-be leaders know that it's okay to break some of these rules too. Leaders Good day.
Leaders have courage and discipline and do what others only dream.
It's that simple. Leaders never require their signature on anything, never have to approve anything, never have to be at a meeting. That affords them time to muck around in anything they feel is important, fix trouble or start trouble, or just relax and read an article that might inspire something good to happen. I agree with your philosophies and appreciate the depth of these rules. As a West Point graduate, former army officer, and now speaker and writer, I am often asked to speak on leadership.