Jack
dangerous dangerous-places
Washington's a dangerous place.
lunch giving hamburgers
You can't take a congressman to lunch for $25 and buy him a hamburger or a steak or something like that. But you can take him to a fund-raising lunch and not only buy him that steak, but give him $25,000 extra and call it a fund-raiser - and have all the same access and all the same interactions with that congressman.
trying
I'm not trying to become popular.
realizing good-business spending
They realize that spending millions to save billions is just good business.
support trying venture
I support myself by public speaking and trying to work on as many appropriate and legitimate ventures as I can.
government roles libertarian
I'm not a complete libertarian. There is a proper role in some areas of the government to have rules and regulations - I'm not an anarchist.
bigs grows
With leadership the question at the beginning of the day is, 'how far can we take this...how big can we grow it...and how fast can we get there?'
organization leader employee
As leaders, we owe it to every employee to let them know where they stand in the organization.
asking-questions answers right-questions
That's all managing is: just coming up with the right questions and getting the right answers.
team mean boss
Just because you are the boss doesn't mean you are the source of all knowledge.
hero ideas
The hero is the one with ideas.
ideas today action
The operative assumption today is that someone, somewhere, has a better idea; and the operative compulsion is to find out who has that better idea, learn it, and put it into action-fast.
leadership dream ideas
The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.
strategy pondering
When it comes to strategy, ponder less and do more.