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Donald Rumsfeld Quotes

«Watch the growth of middle level management. Don't automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for 6-8 months to see what happens. You will find you won't need to fill some of them.»
«The way to do well is to do well.»
«If you develop rules, never have more than ten.»
«Make decisions about the President's personal security. He can overrule you, but don't ask him to be the one to counsel caution.»
«Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue.»
«Let your family, staff, and friends know that you're still the same person, despite all the publicity and notoriety that accompanies your position.»
«Work continuously to trim the White House staff from your first day to your last. All the pressures are to the contrary.»
«Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it.»
«If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.»
Author: Donald Rumsfeld | Keywords: guidance, random, staff
«If in doubt, don't. If still in doubt, do what's right.»

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