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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.

Colin Powell

What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Curiosity Goodness Leadership People
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
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
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Expression Need Policemen World
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
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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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
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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Care Goodness Organization People Right Yourself
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
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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People Perspective Right Yourself
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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Image Job Position Yourself
Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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Opportunity Optimistic Yourself
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

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