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If You Foul Up, Tell The President And Correct It Fast. Delay Only Compounds Mistakes.

Don't Automatically Obey Presidential Directives If You Disagree Or If You Suspect He Hasn't Considered Key Aspects Of The Issue.

Don't Necessarily Avoid Sharp Edges. Occasionally They Are Necessary To Leadership.

Remember Where You Came From.

Success Tends To Go Not To The Person Who Is Error-free, Because He Also Tends To Be Risk-averse. Rather It Goes To The Person Who Recognizes That Life Is Pretty Much A Percentage Business. It Isn't Making Mistakes That's Critical; It's Correcting Them And Getting On With The Principal Task.