Jeff's review
Leadership (Hardcover)
by Rudolph Giuliani
Jeff's review
Leadership (Hardcover) by Rudolph Giuliani
Jeff's review
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Leadership Guliani
Know the basics of how stuff works, just don't get mired in the details:
Knowing the small details of a large system leaves a leader open to charges of micromanaging. But understanding how something works is not only a leader's responsibility; it also makes him or her better able to let people do their jobs. If they don't have to explain the basics of what they need and why they need it every time they request more funds or different resources, then they are freer to pursue strategies beyond simply spending what they're given.
P. 46
Early decisive victories over things you can clearly control.
Whenever I start a small endeavor, I looked to have a clear, decisive victory as early as I could. It needn't have been a large initiative, and, in fact, was usually better if the problem was small enough so that it was easily understood and yielded an unambiguous solution.
P.40
Never assume, always prepare
As my own career progressed, I realized that ...more
Know the basics of how stuff works, just don't get mired in the details:
Knowing the small details of a large system leaves a leader open to charges of micromanaging. But understanding how something works is not only a leader's responsibility; it also makes him or her better able to let people do their jobs. If they don't have to explain the basics of what they need and why they need it every time they request more funds or different resources, then they are freer to pursue strategies beyond simply spending what they're given.
P. 46
Early decisive victories over things you can clearly control.
Whenever I start a small endeavor, I looked to have a clear, decisive victory as early as I could. It needn't have been a large initiative, and, in fact, was usually better if the problem was small enough so that it was easily understood and yielded an unambiguous solution.
P.40
Never assume, always prepare
As my own career progressed, I realized that ...more
