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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.

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Staying ahead of the curve prevents a leader from being overwhelmed when pressure is applied and enables greater decisiveness.
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Decision Force Greatness Leadership Stay
Plans and orders must be communicated in a manner that is simple, clear, and concise. Everyone
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Planning Simplicity
The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.
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Age Change Improvement Leadership Simplicity Technology
Leadership is simple, but not easy.
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Easy Leadership Simplicity
Faster. Stronger. Smarter. More humble. Less ego.
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Humble Instagram Captions Strong
After all, there can be no leadership where there is no team.
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Leadership Team
Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes.
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Motivational One Liner
And the more you build your will by doing hard things, the stronger your will becomes.
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Strong Willing Yourself
It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.
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Deep Tolerance Yourself
Don’t fight stress. Embrace it. Turn it on itself. Use it to make yourself sharper and more alert. Use it to make you think and learn and get better and smarter and more effective. Use the stress to make you a better you.
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Fight Learning Thinking
Leaders must always operate with the understanding that they are part of something greater than themselves and their own personal interests.
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Greatness Leadership Understand
Discipline equals freedom.
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Discipline Equality Freedom One Liner
A good leader does not get bogged down in the minutia of a tactical problem at the expense of strategic success.
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Goodness Leadership Problem Success
I had to take ownership of everything that went wrong. Despite the tremendous blow to my reputation and to my ego, it was the right thing to do—the only thing to do. I
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Myself Reputation Responsibility Right Time
Relax. Look around. Make a call.
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Action Breathe Inspirational See
The focus must always be on how to best accomplish the mission.
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Accomplishment Best Focus

When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.

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When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable.

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