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Donald Rumsfeld

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Bsuiness Motivational Politics Risk
Don’t blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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Blame Boss Enough Problem
Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Improvement Performance President Value Wonder
First rule of politics: you can’t win unless you’re on the ballot. Second rule: If you run, you may lose. And, if you tie, you do not win.
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Ballot Lose Politics Rule Win
Think ahead. Don’t let day-to-day operations drive out planning.
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Business Operation Planning Thinking
If we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
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Knowledge Weakness
Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Government Human Being Politics
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
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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Consult Decision Ideas Market Perspective Test
There are a lot of people who lie and get away with it, and that’s just a fact.
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Fact Lie People
If you develop rules, never have more than ten.
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Advice Rule
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Criticism Publicity Receive
If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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Decision Guidance Lack Random
Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Dangerous Error Lack Margin
If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Criticism Inspirational
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.
DONALD RUMSFELD

Business Error Move On People Performance Politics Training Wrong

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