Colin Luther Powell (born April 5, 1937) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. Powell was born in Harlem as the son of Jamaic...
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. Colin Powell
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. Colin Powell
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. Colin Powell
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. Colin Powell
Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff. Colin Powell
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find Colin Powell
Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find
Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know. Colin Powell
Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. Colin Powell
Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience. Colin Powell
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. Colin Powell
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
You don't know what you can get away with until you try. Colin Powell
You don't know what you can get away with until you try.
