The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
COLIN POWELLDon’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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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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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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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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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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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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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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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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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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