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Author, data architect and fellow daily emailer, Andrew Jones, wrote back to “The thing about scope creep” with an awesome insight (bolding mine):
“I’d add another one: saying no.
I often say that saying no is the most important skill I’ve learned in my career. I always wanted to say ‘yes’, because I wanted to help people, and it was just easier! But I’d end up over promising and under delivering, or be prevented for saying yes to things that mattered more because I’d already promised too much.” It’s great to help people. Yet, that doesn’t mean that because you say no, you’re not willing to help. You can think of it this other way. Saying no, is helping them, by focusing on what’s really important. If everything is important, then nothing is. |