Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
DONALD RUMSFELDThe way to do well is to do well.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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There are no “knowns.” There are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns. That is to say there are things that we now know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns. There are things we do not know we don’t know.
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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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If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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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.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Remember where you came from.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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