Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
COLIN POWELLDon’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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
-
-
When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
COLIN POWELL -
Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
COLIN POWELL -
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
COLIN POWELL -
There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
COLIN POWELL -
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
COLIN POWELL -
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
COLIN POWELL -
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
COLIN POWELL -
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
COLIN POWELL -
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
COLIN POWELL -
Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
COLIN POWELL -
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
COLIN POWELL -
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
COLIN POWELL -
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
COLIN POWELL -
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.
COLIN POWELL -
The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
COLIN POWELL -
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.
COLIN POWELL -
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
COLIN POWELL -
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
COLIN POWELL -
It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
COLIN POWELL -
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
COLIN POWELL -
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
COLIN POWELL -
If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
COLIN POWELL -
A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
COLIN POWELL -
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELL -
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.
COLIN POWELL -
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
COLIN POWELL