The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
COLIN POWELLRespect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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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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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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