Trust is the essence of Leadership.
COLIN POWELLOne 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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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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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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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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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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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