The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
COLIN POWELLIf 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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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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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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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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