Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.
DONALD RUMSFELDDon’t speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn’t walk in their shoes.
More Donald Rumsfeld Quotes
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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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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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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.
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Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers – they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.
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Preserve the President’s options. He may need them.
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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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Remember where you came from.
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Let’s stick something in the ground and not pretend that it’s perfect.
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Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was – by a taxpayer.
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Learn to say ‘I don’t know.’ If used when appropriate, it will be often.
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Every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.
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Politics is human beings; it’s addition rather than subtraction.
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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 blame the boss. He has enough problems.
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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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