There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
COLIN POWELLGive 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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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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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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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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