The wisdom of Harry S.Truman

"It is amazing what you can accomplish

                                 if you do not care who gets the credit."
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972)

33^rd President of the United States, straight talker

Now, at first glance I like this epigram from old “Give ‘em hell!” Harry, but the romance fades the longer I think about it.

Truman’s brash admonition to share the credit is a real good idea, especially if you’re in a leadership position.

I just have a lingering wince and grimace about the possible interpretation that you shouldn’t expect and crave to get the credit that’s rightly yours.

So, I guess I’d say it’s downright amazing how much you can accomplish if you care very much to make sure that everybody who deserves some credit gets a share of the applause. If you have that kind of reputation, you’ll get picked for the good skunkworks teams.

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