"I think you can improve on that..." - Quote by Colin Powell
I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.
More by Colin Powell
“One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.”
“One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.”
“When I was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, I would still have junior officers brief me. Usually these people knew more about the subject we were discussing than I did. I had to make sure that they felt confident enough to tell me everything they believed.”
More on Leadership
“Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.”
“Has Obama ever grown even a potted plant, much less a business, a bank, a hospital or any of the numerous other institutions whose decisions he wants to control and override? But he can talk glibly about growing the economy. Arrogance is no substitute for experience. That is why the country is in the mess it is in now.”
“For me every ruler is alien that defies public opinion.”
More on Training
“As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.”
“I refer to my hands, feet and body as the tools of the trade. The hands and feet must be sharpened and improved daily to be efficient.”
“If you knew you had to fight for your life tomorrow, would you change your training today?”