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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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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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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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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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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Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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