Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
COLIN POWELLDon’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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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 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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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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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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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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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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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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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
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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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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.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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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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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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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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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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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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