Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
COLIN POWELLNone of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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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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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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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 bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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