DU PONT’S LAWS RELATING TO PASTORAL SKIN
If you’re concerned about being criticized, you’re in the wrong job. Whatever you do, somebody out there will be telling you that you are (a) wrong, (b) insensitive, (c) too profound, (d) too simplistic, (e) too concerned with people’s problems, (f) not empathetic enough, (g) too aggressive, (h) too wishy-washy, (i) all of the above — consistency is not required of critics. Principles of Leadership (1) When in doubt, mumble. (2) When in trouble, delegate. (3) When in charge, ponder. (These are “Boren’s Laws of the Bureaucracy”). (4) A leader (president, etc.) is “like everybody else, only more so.” (5) The boss is always right. (6) When the boss is wrong, refer to rule (5). (7) There are three ways to get something done: do it yourself, hire someone, or forbid your kids to do it. (8) Some have had 30 years’ experience; others one year’s experience thirty times. (Was it G.B. Shaw who talked about being…
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