Communicate. Make sure everybody who ought to know what you're doing knows what you're doing.

Don't hesitate to deliver bad news. There is always time to salvage things. There is always time to fix things. Henry Kissinger said that anything that can be revealed eventually should be revealed immediately.

7

Be willing to do whatever it takes to get your job done.

If you've got a job that you don't love enough to do what it takes to get your job done, then quit and get one that you do love, and then make a difference.