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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

Colin Powell

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
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Command Evidence Prove Right Wrong
Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Advice Counseling Fear Voice Yourself
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Goodness Leadership Move Success
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Failure Hard Work Inspirational Learning Preparation Result Secret Success
There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Important Organization Person Value Worth
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
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
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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Art Leadership Management Possible Science
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
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
All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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Important Influence Life Live Touch Value
I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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Capability Intention Myself Presentation Regret Weapon Wrong
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Count Days Yourself

Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.

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