It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
COLIN POWELLGood leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Get mad, then get over it.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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