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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.

Donald Rumsfeld

Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Government Human Being Politics
If you try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Please Try
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
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Ill Shoes Speak Success Walk
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
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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Care Leadership Learm People Position
There are known knowns, things we know that we know; and there are known unknowns, things that we know we don’t know. But there are also unknown unknowns, things we do not know we don’t know.
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Imagination Knowledge
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
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Need Option Preserve President
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
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
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
Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Business Operation Planning Thinking
Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
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Lawyer Reduce Stream

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