Respect for leaders by followers can't be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
Colin PowellThere is no question about the fact that we had very serious disagreements with my German, French, and Russian colleagues over the Iraq war. But I never stopped talking.
Colin PowellGive me the right people and I donโt much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesnโt matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
Colin PowellYou have to create circumstances where your first-tier leader knows what you are trying to accomplish, because he is the one who's going to get it done.
Colin Powell