The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
COLIN POWELLAlways be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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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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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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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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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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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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