The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
COLIN POWELLThe most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
COLIN POWELLThere is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
COLIN POWELLIt is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
COLIN POWELLDon’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
COLIN POWELLEndeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
COLIN POWELLIt is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
COLIN POWELLAn organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
COLIN POWELLAll values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
COLIN POWELLAlways be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
COLIN POWELLYou can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
COLIN POWELLWhat could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
COLIN POWELLIf everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
COLIN POWELLThe 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.
COLIN POWELLHave a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
COLIN POWELLA mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
COLIN POWELLThe commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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