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.
COLIN POWELLThere is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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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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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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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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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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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