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Donald Rumsfeld Quote - If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

Donald Rumsfeld

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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
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
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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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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What you measure improves.” A corollary rule in the military is that “You get what you inspect, not what you expect.
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Expectation Improvement Inspect Measure Military Rule
Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Ground Perfection Pretend
If it were a fact, it wouldn’t be called intelligence.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
DONALD RUMSFELD

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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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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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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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