Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
COLIN POWELLFailure 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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