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 POWELLWhen you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute 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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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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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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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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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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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 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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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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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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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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