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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

Colin Powell

Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Clothes Himself Organization Rebel Tolerance
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Love Man Togetherness Yourself
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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Art Leadership Management Possible Science
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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Action Condition Destiny Energy Fulfillment Health Organism
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
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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Follow Leadership Mission Primary Purpose Role Vision
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
Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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Job Leadership Motivational Organization People Planning Strategy
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
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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Accomplishment Latest Management Mission Team
When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Animal Dirty End Fight Yourself

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