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There is no better reason for being depressed than never having the chance to pursue work and projects that are meaningful to you.
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013 |
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No matter how skilled people are, or how well designed and well executed their projects, problems and failures are inevitable in complex, creative work.
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106 |
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Clients who expect you to turn projects around in an unreasonable time frame are more the norm than a rarity.
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059 |
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You need a commitment strategy, not an exit strategy. You should be thinking about how to make your project grow and succeed, not how you’re going to jump ship.
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059 |
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Long projects zap morale. The longer it takes to develop, the less likely it is to launch.
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078 |
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Only when you get to know your direct reports well enough to know why they care about their work, what they hope to get out of their careers, and where they are in the present moment in time can you end up the right people in the right roles and assign the right projects to the right people.
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048 |
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Many professionals work on pet projects or outside professional activities that, over time, take on a life of their own.
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102 |
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…90 percent of major projects violate their own schedules, budgets, or quality standards.
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175 |
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There are many ways for any plan to fail, and although most of them are too improbable to be anticipated, the likelihood that something will go wrong in a big project is high.
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248 |
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This should not come as a surprise: overly optimistic forecasts of the outcome of projects are found everywhere.
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250 |
