6 must-read leadership stories of the week

Leadership lessons from a Navy SEAL commander, how to become a learning machine, and other top leadership stories from the past seven days.

1. Leadership lessons from America's first entrepreneur. A new book, based upon reams of historic, unpublished documents, highlight the extent of George Washington's entrepreneurial focus.

2. 4 leadership lessons from Leicester City's unlikely Premiership success. There are a number of leadership lessons to take away from Leicester’s success in the English Premier League.

3. 3 ways to become a learning machine. Don't be too specialist, do learn from failure and keep on learning, even when you're 102.

4. Great leaders aren’t born – they’re made. And Africa is showing us how. "Good leaders don't fall from the sky," writes Fred Swaniker. His innovative model of education is helping develop Africa’s next generation of leaders.

5. A retired Navy SEAL commander’s 12 rules for being an effective leader. Leadership requires finding the equilibrium in the dichotomy of many seemingly contradictory qualities between one extreme and another.

6. Sleep on it? What science tells us about making decisions. New research examines the link between decision-making and sleep.