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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.

Colin Powell

If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Dirty End Tools Yourself
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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Country Journey Responsibility Togetherness Try
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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Love Man Togetherness Yourself
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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Arrival Compromise Constitution Country Start Writing Yourself
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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People Perspective Right Yourself
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
Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
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
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
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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Attitude Leadership Role Thinking Win
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
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
You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Curiosity Goodness Leadership People

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