{"id":713,"date":"2009-01-19T16:30:22","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T20:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken\/?p=713"},"modified":"2009-01-19T16:30:22","modified_gmt":"2009-01-19T20:30:22","slug":"10-take-aways-from-the-bush-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/10-take-aways-from-the-bush-years\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Take Aways From the Bush Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to gather what I can from Bob Woodward&#8217;s column in the NYTimes, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/01\/14\/AR2009011402791.html?hpid=topnews&#038;sid=ST2009011900856&#038;s_pos=\">10 Take Aways From the Bush Years<\/a>. Basic management advice extracted the hard way from the record of our first MBA president. Among the lessons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>insist that everyone speak out loud in front of the others, even &#8212; or especially &#8212; when there are vehement disagreements<\/li>\n<li>foster a culture of skepticism and doubt<\/li>\n<li>insist on strategic thinking<\/li>\n<li>embrace transparency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to gather what I can from Bob Woodward&#8217;s column in the NYTimes, 10 Take Aways From the Bush Years. Basic management advice extracted the hard way from the record of our first MBA president. 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