Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
COLIN POWELLAs a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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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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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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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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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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