Strive To Make Proposed Solutions As Self-executing

Find Ways To Decentralize. Move Decision Making Authority Down And Out. Encourage A More Entrepreneurial Approach.

Watch The Growth Of Middle Level Management. Don't Automatically Fill Vacant Jobs. Leave Some Positions Unfilled For 6-8 Months To See What Happens. You Will Find You Won't Need To Fill Some Of Them.

Plan Backwards As Well As Forward. Set Objectives And Trace Back To See How To Achieve Them. You May Find That No Path Can Get You There. Plan Forward To See Where Your Steps Will Take You, Which May Not Be Clear Or Intuitive.

When Someone With A Rural Accent Says, "i Don't Know Much About Politics," Zip Up Your Pockets.

I Am Not Going To Give You A Number For It Because It's Not My Business To Do Intelligent Work.