- Qu'est-ce que tu as décidé pour régler le problème de la difficulté de nos managers à prendre une décision  ? 

- J'ai rien décidé

Ne jamais commencer un projet sans avoir toutes les ressources nécessaires. 

It doesn't matter how many ressources you have....

If you don't know how to use them, 

it will never be enough.

Project management is … 

The art of creating the illusion that any outcome
 is the result of a series of predetermined, deliberate acts 

when, in fact, it was dumb luck. 

    (Harold Kerzner, 1995)

Don’t use a sledgehammer to crack a walnut’, 
but equally don’t agree important things informally where there is a chance of a disagreement later over what was agreed. 
     (Colin Bentley, 199)

20% of people do 80% of the work. 

80% of the people think that they are these 20% 

Everyone asks for a strong project manager.

When they get him they don't want him. 

The most successful project managers have perfected 

the skill of being comfortable being uncomfortable. 

If it can go wrong it will (Murphy's law). 

If it can't possibly go wrong, it will (O'Malley's corollary to Murphy's law) 

It will go wrong in the worst possible way (Sod's law) 

Work expands to fill the time available for its completion (Parkinson's law) 

Murphy, O'Malley, Sod and Parkinson are alive and well - and working on your project

To the optimist the glass is half full, 
To the pessimist the glass is half empty,
To the project manager the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. 

Train for competence, coach for performance, always hire on attitude!
    (Unknown) #quote

People are hired on their skills and fired on their attitude.

  ( HC Online ) ,#quote

The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind,
but how to get old ones out.
Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture. You must get the old furniture of what you know, think, and believe out before anything new can get in.
Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.
 (Dee Hock's management principles)  #quote

L'autorité repose d'abord sur la raison. ...

J'ai le droit d'exiger l'obéissance parce que mes ordres sont raisonnables.

(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in Le Petit Prince) #quote

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.
(Lena Horne) #quote

When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.
(Wrigley Jr., William) #quote

The way to get started is to stop talking and start doing.
(Walt Disney) #quote

He who asks is a fool for five minutes,
but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
(Chinese Proverb) #quote

People who don't take risks generally make about 2 big mistakes a year,
people who do take risks generally make about 2 big mistakes a year.
(Peter Drucker) #quote

2 1 2 : art of brevity

Sir, What is the secret of your success?
- Two words
- And, sir, what are they?
- Good decisions.
- And how do you make good decisions?
- One word.
- And sir, what is that?
- Experience.
- And how do you get Experience?
- Two words.
- And, sir, what are they?
- Bad decisions.
(Unknown)

We are in this boat together now, everyone will be rowing,

if you are skiing, I will cut the rope.

(Zack Holiday, The Waldec Group 1993)