“…one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time.” Thinking about yesterday’s post, brought up a lot of different ways to say the same thing. One of which is the above quote from Desmond Tutu. What are some other sayings or quotes that come to mind for you in this regard?
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“Execution does not like complexity!…
“…In fact, the two best friends of execution are simplicity and transparency.” A quote from Chris McChesney in his ‘4DX’ book. As leaders, we succeed in strategically planning. We even succeed with getting buy-in and generating excitement from our teams, peers, leaders, and stakeholders on our vision. When it comes to executing that plan, it […]
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“Change is inevitable…
…Except from a vending machine.” Happy New Year, everyone. Remember this #quote Robert C Gallagher as we start to plan for 2023
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“Strive for…
“…continuous improvement, instead of perfection.” A Kim Collins quote. There are several ITIL 4 Guiding Principles that can be tied to this quote, but the one that sticks out the most is ‘Progress Iteratively With Feedback’. This also ties into the Agile methodology. Sometimes we (and I am guilty of this, too) fall back to […]
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“Communication,…
“…collaboration, and creativity are the keys to run IT as a better business partner.” A Pearl Zhu quote. Does your IT strategic road map align to the business’ road map? Are your priorities aligned to the business? Is the business aware of those? These are questions we need to ask ourselves. We don’t want to […]
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