Quotation by

Colin Powell

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.

Colin Powell

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Leadership means actively addressing the issues your team faces, showing you are reliable and attentive. When people stop coming to you with their problems, it signals that they no longer trust your ability or willingness to support them, which indicates you have failed as a leader.

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