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.
It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.
You don't know what you can get away with until you try.
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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.
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
You know you're a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.