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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.

Colin Powell

Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
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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Earn Follow Leadership Mandatory Respect
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
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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Expression Need Policemen World
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Count Days Yourself
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Failure Hard Work Inspirational Learning Preparation Result Secret Success
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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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Difficult Face Organization People
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
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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Accomplishment Latest Management Mission Team
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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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge

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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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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