If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
DONALD RUMSFELDBe precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Your performance depends on your people. Select the best, train them and back them. When errors occur, give sharper guidance. If errors persist or if the fit feels wrong, help them move on. The country cannot afford amateur hour in the White House.
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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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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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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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If in doubt, don’t. If still in doubt, do what’s right.
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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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With the press there is no ‘off the record.’
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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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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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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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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Remember where you came from.
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Don’t necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.
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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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