The way to do well is to do well.
DONALD RUMSFELDIt isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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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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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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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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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Whatever your position, reach out to those who know more than you do, and have been around longer than you have. Find those people. Listen carefully. And learn.
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