“’I will give you clear guidance as to what I want,’ I continued. ‘If it’s not clear, ask me. If after a second and a third explanation you still don’t get it, there may be something wrong with my transmitter, not your receiver. I won’t assume you are deaf or stupid.’ The worst thing was for subordinates to labor in ignorance in order to conceal their confusion and wind up doing the wrong thing. ‘If you ever leave my office and don’t understand what I want, just march right back in and ask ‘ I said.”
– Colin Powell
April 5, 1937 – present
1995, page 309, ISBN 0-345-40728-8
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