Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
COLIN POWELLExperts often possess more data than judgment.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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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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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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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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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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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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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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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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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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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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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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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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