If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
COLIN POWELLLook 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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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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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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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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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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