In other words, the same thing that is true of projects is true of us as individuals. Here’s what Scott Berkun says about projects in The Art of Project Management: “More often than not, I’ve found that obsessing on process is a warning sign of leadership trouble: it can be an attempt to offload the natural challenges and responsibilities that managers face into a system of procedures and bureaucracies that cloud the need for real thought and action [emphasis added]. Perhaps even more devastating to a team is that methodology fixation can be a signal of what is truly important to the
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