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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.

Colin Powell

I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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Capability Intention Myself Presentation Regret Weapon Wrong
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Children Failure Imitation Ourselves
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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Balance Criticism Drive Ego Intelligence Judgement Loyalty
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Goodness Leadership Move Success
The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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Follow Forever Important Learning Personal Soldier
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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Blood Death Expert Judgement Reality World
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Gift Greatness Love Myself Parents Value
Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Advice Counseling Fear Voice Yourself
The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Bond Essence Leadership Organization Trust Yourself
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
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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Image Job Position Yourself
Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Best Watch Yourself
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation

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