You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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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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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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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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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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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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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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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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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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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