Win the War and THEN Fight the Battle!
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At a past company our CEO liked to use this saying "Win the War and THEN Fight the Battle". It used to drive a colleague of mine (a developer) absolutely mad when he was told to "Win the war and then fight the battle" during a project or when he was being rebuked. In addition to this I made sure that the saying appeared in various places around the office, his start up screen, desktop, screensaver, posters in the office... I even got his mother to post one on his bedroom door... was especially proud of that achievement.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
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At a past company our CEO liked to use this saying "Win the War and THEN Fight the Battle". It used to drive a colleague of mine (a developer) absolutely mad when he was told to "Win the war and then fight the battle" during a project or when he was being rebuked. In addition to this I made sure that the saying appeared in various places around the office, his start up screen, desktop, screensaver, posters in the office... I even got his mother to post one on his bedroom door... was especially proud of that achievement.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
Haha! But is sounds like you have way too much time on your hands...you must have really won the war and are on to the pillaging and what-not!
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At a past company our CEO liked to use this saying "Win the War and THEN Fight the Battle". It used to drive a colleague of mine (a developer) absolutely mad when he was told to "Win the war and then fight the battle" during a project or when he was being rebuked. In addition to this I made sure that the saying appeared in various places around the office, his start up screen, desktop, screensaver, posters in the office... I even got his mother to post one on his bedroom door... was especially proud of that achievement.
Simon Lee Shugar (Software Developer) www.simonshugar.co.uk "If something goes by a false name, would it mean that thing is fake? False by nature?" By Gilbert Durandil
You've got to think like a manager - the quote is actually correct :) The war is convincing/threatening/bullying your workforce until 95% of them agree with you. You can then focus on the battle of wearing down (demoralising until they leave?) the 5% that know that you're talking crap. Then, and only then, can you take your position on the company throne (so to speak) :laugh:
How do you know so much about swallows? Well, you have to know these things when you're a king, you know.