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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.

Colin Powell

In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
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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Difficult Face Organization People
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Best Watch Yourself
My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Country Journey Responsibility Togetherness Try
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
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Hard Work People Play Serious Work
Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Country Racism Wrong
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
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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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Gift Greatness Love Myself Parents Value
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Dirty End Tools Yourself
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

You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.

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