You 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 POWELLOne of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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All 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.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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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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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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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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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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