Rumsfeld's rules
United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's advice on government, business and life. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. First gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have been enhanced with fresh insights and entertaining anecdotes, and Rumsfeld discusses…
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- Full title :Rumsfeld's rules / Donald Rumsfeld.
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United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's advice on government, business and life.
Throughout his long and distinguished career, Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. First gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have been enhanced with fresh insights and entertaining anecdotes, and Rumsfeld discusses them in his usual blunt and witty style.
Edition Statements
- Publication Date:2013
- Edition:First edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Broadside Books, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 334 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780062272867, 0062272861, 9780062272850, 0062272853, 006227287X, 9780062272874
- oclc:ocn841228373
- LC Classification:E840.8.R84
- Dewey Decimal:355.6092
Table of Contents
Introduction: The benefits of borrowed wisdom -- Starting at the bottom -- Running a meeting -- Picking people -- Thinking strategically -- Planning for uncertainty -- The unknown unknowns -- Confronting crisis -- Meeting the press -- What wrestling can teach -- Battling bureaucracy -- Lessons from the world's most successful leadership organization -- Inside the Oval Office -- The case for capitalism -- The optimism of will.
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