Doubting the plan
Perhaps this is why project management is about doubting every element of the plan until it is proven to be right?
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The right solution presents itself at the right time
Via a rather strange route that I don't normally get my news from, an article by Vikram Mansharamani floated over my news feed this morning entitled Sometimes It’s Best to Do Nothing . In it he tells how sometimes it is best to not react to a situation, and to take the time to see what happens next before reacting. It's an approach I agree with. Whilst from the outside it might appear that you're not actually doing anything about a problem, in fact it can be that the 'right solution' presents itself at the 'right time'. The trick is to keep it at front of mind; and to have the experience to know when the 'right solution' comes along... Of course, some problems are best solved by going straight at them...