Experts often possess more data than judgment.
COLIN POWELLIt takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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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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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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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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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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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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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
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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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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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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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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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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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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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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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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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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 greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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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.
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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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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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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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