Well, not really, but I recently saw him on one of those evening news shows and was wholesale impressed with his passion, drive, personal level of productivity, and tenacity. He seems like a 'truly amazing man' insofar as his accomplishments and work ethic are concerned.

In that spirit, I'm really glad that I found this post on Signal -vs- Noise today, which led me to a 2001 article called "Rumsfeld's Rules." Enjoy!

Some great business tips from Rumsfeld's Rules
* Don’t automatically fill vacant jobs. Leave some positions unfilled for six to eight months to see what happens. You will find you won’t need to fill some of them.
* When you initiate new activities, find things you are currently doing that you can discontinue — whether reports, activities, etc. It works, but you must force yourself to do it.
* That which you require be reported on to you will improve, if you are selective. How you fashion your reporting system announces your priorities and sets the institution’s priorities.
* Prune — prune businesses, products, activities, people. Do it annually.
* “No plan survives contact with the enemy.” — Old military axiom

Maybe he should have filled some of the vacant positions in the defense office a little sooner.

seems like he's gotten himself into some trouble for not doing proper background work

this clip is funny:
http://www.moveon.org/censure/caughtonvideo/

you're correct in say that "his passion, drive, personal level of productivity, and tenacity" are impressive, but it might be that he lack some of the skills necessary for public administration