Experts often possess more data than judgment.
COLIN POWELLI think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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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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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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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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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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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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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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