You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
COLIN POWELLIn other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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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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Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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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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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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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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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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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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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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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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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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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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