Simply because you do not have evidence that something exists does not mean that you have evidence that it doesn’t exist.
DONALD RUMSFELDArguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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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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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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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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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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Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive.
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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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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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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