Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
COLIN POWELLAlways do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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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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Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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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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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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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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