Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
COLIN POWELLAlways focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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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.
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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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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 the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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