Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor, as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Commandand as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holding the latter position during the Persian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 April 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We thought it would be useful to point out to the Pakistani leadership at every level that we are looking for and expecting their fullest cooperation ... as well as (to see) how helpful they might be if we find a basis to act on that information,
ways to communicate with the people of Iran to convince them that the policies their leaders have been following are inappropriate.
I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.
It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.
We would like to see new leaders come forward who would be accountable and responsible, who would succeed in ending the terror and the violence. And it is up to the Palestinian people to judge who those new leaders should be.
The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.
You don't know what you can get away with until you try.
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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'.
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.