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Do You Think You’re Good at Time Planning? Most Probably, You’re Not
It’s an old saying that nothing would get done if the 5 minutes before midnight wouldn’t exist. That’s a solemn excuse for not improving your planning skills.
It’s good to be ambitious.
It’s good to have bold plans for the future.
It’s good to move fast.
No matter if you’re an entrepreneur, a military commander, or a parent.
But why are so many initiatives and projects late or behind schedule? Why do people announce bold initiatives with ambitious timelines, when everybody knows that the timeline is completely unrealistic?
Let’s look into some causes of bad time planning.
1. Tasks are picked up too late
The easiest way not to do something is to discuss it. How often did you experience a delayed start to an initiative due to discussions about the data model, resource availabilities, bookability to different cost centers, and the like?
People love discussing irrelevant things instead of just getting started with the…
