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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

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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Decision Government Imperfection Knowledge Politics Reflection War
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
Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Appropriate Learn Often
Prune – prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
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Activity Business People Product
If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Doubt Inspirational Right
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
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
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
With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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Media Record
It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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Criticism Mistake Principle Task
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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Evidence Existence
If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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Fact Intelligence
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Blame Boss Enough Problem
The way to do well is to do well.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Inspirational One Liner
You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Army War

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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