Recognizing that there are significant differences and commonalities between public and private management, the article presents the following as generic ideas that should work well in a variety of organizational settings, the essence of ideas that are backed by extensive literature: (1) Cultivate positive personal relationships; (2) Remember that great leaders may be poor managers; (3) Use personal power, which is more effective than positional power; (4) Recognize that the purpose of organizational structure is to coordinate and communicate; (5) Recognize that organizational culture can be more effective than policy statements; (6) Use group activities to increase productivity and organizational intelligence; (7) Plan to succeed with strategic planning and program evaluation; (8) Enable organizational change by weakening restraining forces; (9) Focus on product rather than process; and (10) Reward the right kind of behavior. Tables, note, references