As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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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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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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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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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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