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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.

Donald Rumsfeld

If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Fact Intelligence
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
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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Deep Philosophy
Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.
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Challenge Interesting Life Public Service Time
You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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Army War
Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Ground Perfection Pretend
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.
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Goals Head Obstacle Work
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
It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
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
Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Earn Money Tax
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
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
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
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Media Record

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