You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
COLIN POWELLThe 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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Get mad, then get over it.
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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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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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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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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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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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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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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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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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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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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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