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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.

Colin Powell

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.
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Decision-making is lonely.
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I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.
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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
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The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.
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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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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 United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)... Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
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Generally you should act somewhere between P40 and P70, as I call it. Sometime after you have obtained 40 percent of all the information you are liable to get, start thinking in terms of making a decision. When you have about 70 percent of all the information, you probably ought to decide, because you may lose an opportunity in losing time.
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You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.
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I have always gone through public life and saying that with respect to political candidates, I always measure each candidate against what I think the country needs at that time, and I will vote for the person I think who is most qualified to serve the nation at that time.
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