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Trying To Make Things Work In Government Is Sometimes Like Trying To Sew A Button On A Custard Pie.

It Is A Human Inclination To Hope Things Will Work Out, Despite Evidence Or Doubt To The Contrary. A Successful Manager Must Resist This Temptation.

The Devil Is In The Details, And Everything We Do In The Military Is A Detail.

What It Takes To Do A Job Will Not Be Learned From Management Courses. It Is Principally A Matter Of Experience, The Proper Attitude, And Common Sense — None Of Which Can Be Taught In A Classroom... Human Experience Shows That People, Not Organizations Or Management Systems, Get Things Done.

Responsibility Is A Unique Concept... You May Share It With Others, But Your Portion Is Not Diminished. You May Delegate It, But It Is Still With You... If Responsibility Is Rightfully Yours, No Evasion, Or Ignorance Or Passing The Blame Can Shift The Burden To Someone Else. Unless You Can Point Your Finger At The Man Who Is Responsible When Something Goes Wrong, Then You Have Never Had Anyone Really Responsible.