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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

Colin Powell

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Command Evidence Prove Right Wrong
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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Job Leadership Motivational Organization People Planning Strategy
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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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Change Discussion Friendship Ourselves Role
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
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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Follow Forever Important Learning Personal Soldier
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Hard Work People Play Serious Work
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
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
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
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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Action Condition Destiny Energy Fulfillment Health Organism

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