{"product_id":"rumsfelds-rules-leadership-lessons-in-business-politics-war-and-life-hardcover","title":"Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald Rumsfeld\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe man once named one of America's ten \"toughest\" CEOs by \u003cem\u003eFortune\u003c\/em\u003e magazine offers current and future leaders practical advice on how to make their companies and organizations more effective.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his distinguished career--as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history--Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as \"Rumsfeld's Rules.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress. They earned praise from the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e as \"Required reading,\" and from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ewhich said: \"Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization...The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, \u003cem\u003eRumsfeld's Rules\u003c\/em\u003e can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe legendary leadership guide, distilled from a lifetime of wisdom and experience in government and business\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his long and distinguished career--as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history--Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as \"Rumsfeld's Rules.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress. They earned praise from the Wall Street Journal as \"Required reading,\" and from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ewhich said: \"Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization...The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the collection continued to grow as Rumsfeld added new rules derived from things he read, heard, or observed in more than eight decades of a remarkable life. Now these legendary rules are made available for the first time to corporate executive. Rumsfeld has selected his most useful and important rules for effective leadership, enhanced with fresh insights and entertaining anecdotes, and discusses them in the blunt and witty style that made his Pentagon press conferences \"must-see TV.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, \u003cem\u003eRumsfeld's Rules\u003c\/em\u003e can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides unprecedented insight into leadership, management, strategy, and life--thinking that not only helped Rumsfeld lead the Pentagon in wartime, but earned him a reputation as one of America's toughest and most effective CEOs.\u003c\/p\u003e--George P. Shultz\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe legendary leadership guide, distilled from a lifetime of wisdom and experience in government and business\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his long and distinguished career--as a naval aviator, a U.S. Congressman, a top aide to four American presidents, a high-level diplomat, a CEO of two Fortune 500 companies, and the only twice-serving Secretary of Defense in American history--Donald Rumsfeld has collected hundreds of pithy, compelling, and often humorous observations about leadership, business, and life. When President Gerald Ford ordered these aphorisms distributed to his White House staff in 1974, the collection became known as \"Rumsfeld's Rules.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst gathered as three-by-five cards in a shoebox and then typed up and circulated informally over the years, these eminently nonpartisan rules have amused and enlightened presidents, business executives, chiefs of staff, foreign officials, diplomats, and members of Congress. They earned praise from the Wall Street Journal as \"Required reading,\" and from the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ewhich said: \"Rumsfeld's Rules can be profitably read in any organization...The best reading, though, are his sprightly tips on inoculating oneself against that dread White House disease, the inflated ego.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, the collection continued to grow as Rumsfeld added new rules derived from things he read, heard, or observed in more than eight decades of a remarkable life. Now these legendary rules are made available for the first time to corporate executive. Rumsfeld has selected his most useful and important rules for effective leadership, enhanced with fresh insights and entertaining anecdotes, and discusses them in the blunt and witty style that made his Pentagon press conferences \"must-see TV.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistilled from a career of unusual breadth and accomplishment, and organized under practical topics like hiring people, running a meeting, and dealing with the press, \u003cem\u003eRumsfeld's Rules\u003c\/em\u003e can benefit people at every stage in their careers and in every walk of life, from aspiring politicos and industrialists to recent college graduates, teachers, and business leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book provides unprecedented insight into leadership, management, strategy, and life--thinking that not only helped Rumsfeld lead the Pentagon in wartime, but earned him a reputation as one of America's toughest and most effective CEOs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 8.5 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42156366200967,"sku":"9780062272850","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/cbd0c5ec2db189eec7e88b183f9d0441.webp?v=1733243210","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/rumsfelds-rules-leadership-lessons-in-business-politics-war-and-life-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}