Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
DONALD RUMSFELDIf we know anything, it is that weakness is provocative.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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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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It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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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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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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Be able to resign. It will improve your value to the President and do wonders for your performance.
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Don’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up.
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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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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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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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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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You go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time.
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