Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
COLIN POWELLThe greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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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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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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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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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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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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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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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 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 let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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