As President Joe Biden considers how to shake up a second term should he win one and as former President Donald Trump eyes a comeback, possible Cabinet secretaries are getting a primer on how to get their own jump in their new post.
Above all, consultant Loren Smith advised, is to be loyal. But not necessarily to the president himself.
“It does mean loyalty to a shared vision. Political appointees that don’t share the vision, even if they are talented, will not be effective agents of the whole,” the former deputy assistant secretary of transportation under Trump said.
Next, hire a top-notch team that understands how the bureaucracy works. “One tip here is having a well-run executive secretariat which understands the importance of speed, efficiency, and thoroughness,” he wrote in his well-followed Skyline Policy Risk
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