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.
COLIN POWELLAlways be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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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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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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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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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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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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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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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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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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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