One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
COLIN POWELLMy responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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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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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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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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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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Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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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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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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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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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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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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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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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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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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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