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 RUMSFELDBe precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Let your family, staff, and friends know that you’re still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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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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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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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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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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Agreement can always be reached by increasing the generality of the conclusion; when this is done, the form is generally preserved but only the illusion of policy is created.
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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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