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 POWELLIf you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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.
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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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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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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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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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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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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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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