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Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

Donald Rumsfeld

Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Dangerous Error Lack Margin
Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Activity Business People Product
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Criticism Mistake Principle Task
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.
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Business Error Move On People Performance Politics Training Wrong
Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and time for reflection.
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Decision Government Imperfection Knowledge Politics Reflection War
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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Goals Head Obstacle Work
The way to do well is to do well.
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Inspirational One Liner
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Argument Convenience Inevitable Integrity
If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Advice Rule
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Improvement Performance President Value Wonder
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Earn Money Tax
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Lawyer Reduce Stream
Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Ground Perfection Pretend
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War

Many people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.

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