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> courageously change the things you can change, accept the things you can't change, and find the wisdom to know the difference between the two And trying to t
by mgkimsal 6y ago
> courageously change the things you can change, accept the things you can't change, and find the wisdom to know the difference between the two
And trying to tell a client to 'accept the things they can not change'... doesn't often go over too well. Harder still in some cases because, technically, almost anything can be changed, but estimating the time/effort/cost is a difficult task in itself.
- afarrell 6y ago> doesn't often go over too well Beware the difference between being nice and being genuinely kind. The latter requires the courage to be willing to upset somebody and lose a lucrative contract.
- CaptArmchair 6y agoIt's true that anything can be changed. Improvement, however, is a form of value attribution. It's always in the eye of the beholder. It's totally valid to hold different ideas on how things ought to be improved. It's important to acknowledge that and bring that to the table. Even worse, compromising for the sole sake of signing a contract is a risky proposition. Projects fail because visions and ideas are being sold without acknowledging the reality represented in the limitations of existing technological solutions or infrastructure that needs to be maintained.