One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
COLIN POWELLIs there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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