Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
COLIN POWELLPerpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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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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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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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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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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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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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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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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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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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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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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