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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.

Donald Rumsfeld

Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
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
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
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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Ego Government Moderate People President
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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Death Encouragement Tendency War
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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Family Friendship Person Position Publicity
Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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Customer Distance Management Organization
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Criticism Inspirational
Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Enjoyment Error Opportunity Serious
Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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Leadership Money Option President
The price of being close to the President is delivering bad news. You fail him if you don’t tell him the truth. Others won’t do it.
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Deliver Failure President Price Truth
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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Consult Decision Ideas Market Perspective Test
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Fact Lie People
Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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Edge Leadership Necessary
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Government Human Being Politics

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