Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal

Strive to make proposed solutions as self-executing as possible. As the degree of discretion increases, so too does bureaucracy, delay, and expense

Know that the amount of criticism you receive may correlate somewhat to the amount of publicity you receive

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much

Leave the President's family business to him. You will have plenty to do without trying to manage the First Family. They are likely to do fine without your help

Move decisions out to the Cabinet and agencies. Strengthen them by moving responsibility, authority, and accountability their direction

Arguments of convenience lack integrity and inevitably trip you up

Treat each federal dollar as if it was hard earned; it was Ð by a taxpaye