Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
DONALD RUMSFELDTest ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
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Amidst all the clutter, beyond all the obstacles, aside from all the static, are the goals set. Put your head down, do the best job possible, let the flak pass, and work towards those goals.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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If in doubt, move decisions up to the President.
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Test ideas in the marketplace. You learn from hearing a range of perspectives. Consultation helps engender the support decisions need to be successfully implemented.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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