Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
COLIN POWELLThere is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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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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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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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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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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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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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