Call it yet another example of “do as I say, not as I do” leadership that appears so intoxicating to Team Obama. Verum Serum finds this nugget in a 2007 meeting, where Vivek Kundra — now on leave as Obama’s Chief Information Officer — also discusses how difficult it is to find good help. His aide, Yusuf Acar, solved that problem by simply making them up and keeping the salaries:

John also notes this rather remarkable statement from Kundra (emphases John’s):

When it comes to HR, I believe strongly that there’s no substitute for strong management to produce success and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. I have used hiring and a few terminations to populate OCTO’s top layers with individuals who have the ability to be very strong managers. And I demand that managers manage both their programs and their employees. Their program funding and their personal salaries and promotions depend on it.

I hear Kundra is available to give this speech at executive seminars, as he has some time on his hands.  Any takers?