The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
COLIN POWELLDon’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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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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In 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’.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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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 chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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