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34 Excuses For Inaction

by Mark Davison February 28. 2011 15:35

1. That’s never been tried before
2. That’s against corporate policy
3. Get real - lets get back to reality
4. That’s not our problem
5. You can’t teach an old dog new tricks
6. Good idea, but it will never work
7. Lets give it some more thought
8. Put it in writing
9. We’ve never done it like that before
10. We don’t have the equipment
11. We don’t have the personnel
12. Not that idea again
13. Where did you get that one from
14. It’s different here
15. That costs too much
16. We tried that before 
17. That’s not our responsibility
18. We’re not ready for that
19. We’ve always done it this way
20. Lets continue to evaluate it
21. It’s too much change at once
22. We don’t have the time for that
23. Our organization can’t handle it
24. It’s not practical for us
25. That won’t work
26. Lets sleep on it
27. We’re to busy for that
28. That’s not my job
29. The staff will never buy in
30. Management will never agree
31. Our systems can’t handle it
32. Keep doing your research
33. It’s too much trouble
34. It’s impossible

 

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About Mark Davison

Mark Davison

After 25+ years of working on and leading projects primarily in IT, I'm establishing this blog to share knowledge, ideas, tips and techniques regarding how to turnaround and fix troubled and failed projects

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