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 POWELLPissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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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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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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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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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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