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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.

Colin Powell

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.
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Afraid Best Leadership Pick Replacement Yorself
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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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Count Days Yourself
Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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Follow Leadership Mission Primary Purpose Role Vision
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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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
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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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
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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Arrival Compromise Constitution Country Start Writing Yourself
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Difficult Encouragement Myself Policy
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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Earn Follow Leadership Mandatory Respect
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Core Execution Leadership Value Yourself
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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Day Leadership Problem Soldier Yourself
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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Enemy Kill Thinking Yourself
It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Change Discussion Friendship Ourselves Role

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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