Wednesday, April 12, 2006

a quote from Getting Things Done by David Allen

copied from Josh Kaufman of PMBA fame



”The middle of every successful project looks like a disaster.“ - Rosabeth Moss Cantor




Now, I know why shit happens. Because we want things to work, shit (the opposing force to success) will occur because you have raised the bar of competence on yourself. The more excellent you want to be, the more shit you will get. Especially when they are least needed, but ironically, those projects are the ones that, where the shit is overcome, will be the most delicious truimphs.


Footnote:
Rosabeth Moss Cantor I believe is the one of the management textbook writers who believes more that management is an art of doing things through people, than it is a science that measures the measurables only. (Correct me if I am wrong Izzzak).

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