Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELLBeing responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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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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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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