"In the military, we are also taught..." - Quote by Colin Powell
In the military, we are also taught to only use one third of the available decision-making time, so that our subordinates have time to go through their own decision processes when they learn what we want them to do.
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“It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.”
“Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.”
“I think the American people want to see what we want to see, and that is for the Iraqi people to have a free, open, fair election, for their forces to be built up, for our reconstruction money to be used well, and for Iraqi security forces to take over so we can start bringing our troops home.”
More on Decision Making
“We are not living in a world where all roads are radii of a circle and where all, if followed long enough, will therefore draw gradually nearer and finally meet at the centre: rather in a world where every road, after a few miles, forks into two, and each of those into two again, and at each fork, you must make a decision.”
“When a new idea comes our way, we must put it on our mental scales and weigh it carefully before deciding its value.”
“Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!”
More on Leadership
“American leadership is not simply a matter of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves.”
“Lay down true principles and adhere to them inflexibly. Do not be frightened into their surrender by the alarms of the timid, or the croakings of wealth against the ascendency of the people.”
“Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.”