Archive for 2010
Quoteworthy: C.S. Lewis – Don’t use words too big for the subject
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.”
— C.S. Lewis
Quoteworthy: George Orwell on “Scrupulous Writing”
“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?”
Politics and the English Language, 1946
— George Orwell
Leadership Through Communication
A great portion of our efforts to hone our craft revolve around becoming better communicators, or finding that set of symbols that is most conducive to reaching that critical shared understanding for a particular work effort.
Quoteworthy: Dave West – Agility is Responsiveness to Change
There isn’t just one agile: “Agile” is really the ability to respond to change in the most effective way, considering the restraints of the environment in which you’re working.
- Dave West
On Schedule, As Designed and the Stakeholders are Thrilled!
Stakeholder reactions to the newest Babcock family project implementation.
Link Share – February 11, 2010
This is a test post of a shared item autopost from my reader.
Give ‘em Pictures!
One of the surest ways to ensure project success is to get “pictures” in front of the users/stakeholders as early in the process as possible.
Quoteworthy: John D. Rockefeller Jr.
The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.
- John D. Rockefeller
Quoteworthy: Blaine Lee
Before you attempt to set things right, make sure you see things right.
- Blaine Lee