“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.”
Author details
Related authors
Other Colin Powell Quotes
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin Powell 
60% of people like this quote
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
Colin Powell
58% of people like this quote