Uncalled for advice to Newly appoited Ministers

Every public servant to consider that the public funds at his disposal are a sacred trus and more precious than his own money. I also have a piece of advise to new ministers and others who aspires to be minister,s in futire,please don't go about the job making advance declarations that you are going to teach lesson to all Government employees under you and that you are going to say them all their proper places.This posture is as fallacious as the work to rule agitation by your staff,because both these stances  are eqally conter-productive.Work to rule is really no work and showing them their proper place is really not the proper job for a Minister. The workers under you will only laugh behind your back and they will redicule if you have other weakness such as interfering with the transfers and posting of even lower grade staff.. Your own personal staff also must know that you are a man of principles and tolerate no nonsense. your impartiality is the best shield for you and this must not be negotiable.