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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

There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Important Organization Person Value Worth
It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man Yourself
Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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Opportunity Optimistic Yourself
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
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Attitude Excellence Prevail
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation
Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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Detail Double Leadership Mindset
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
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Difficult Encouragement Myself Policy
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
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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Expression Need Policemen World
We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Country Division Ourselves Person Rejoice Togetherness
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word

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