Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
DONALD RUMSFELDMany people around the President have sizeable egos before entering government, some with good reason. Their new positions will do little to moderate their egos.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Everyone’s saying you can’t do anything until you can do everything.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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Remember where you came from.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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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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There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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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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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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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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The way to do well is to do well.
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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 try to please everybody, somebody’s not going to like it.
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