How to Be a Failure
From the newest addition to our office library, The Big Moo:
How to Be a Failure:
1. Keep secrets.
2. Be certain you're right and ignore those who disagree with you.
3. Set aggressive deadlines for others to get buy in -- then change them when they aren't met.
4. Resist testing your theories.
5. Focus more on what other people think and less on whether your idea is as good as it could be.
6. Assume that a critical mass must embrace your idea for it to work.
7. Choose an idea where #6 is a requirement.
8. Realize that people who don't instantly get your idea are bull-headed, shortsighted, or even stupid.
9. Don't bother to dramatically increase the quality of your presentation style.
10. Insist that you've got to go straight to the president of an organization to get something done.
11. Always go for the big win.
How to Be a Failure:
1. Keep secrets.
2. Be certain you're right and ignore those who disagree with you.
3. Set aggressive deadlines for others to get buy in -- then change them when they aren't met.
4. Resist testing your theories.
5. Focus more on what other people think and less on whether your idea is as good as it could be.
6. Assume that a critical mass must embrace your idea for it to work.
7. Choose an idea where #6 is a requirement.
8. Realize that people who don't instantly get your idea are bull-headed, shortsighted, or even stupid.
9. Don't bother to dramatically increase the quality of your presentation style.
10. Insist that you've got to go straight to the president of an organization to get something done.
11. Always go for the big win.
posted by Paul S. at
7:45 AM
2 Comments:
sounds awfully familiar ;)
ssssshhhhh....
don't mention any names please!!!
:o]
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