Remember where you came from.
DONALD RUMSFELDAmidst 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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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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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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Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war.
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It is easier to get into something than to get out of it.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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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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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Presidential leadership needn’t always cost money. Look for low- and no-cost options. They can be surprisingly effective.
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If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.
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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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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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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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