Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
COLIN POWELLAs a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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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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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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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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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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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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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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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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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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