When a project has you stumped, just think: 'What would Yogi do?

October 23, 2006 from Computerworld – “If baseball and project management have one thing in common, it’s the direct relationship between teamwork and success. Yogi Berra, a baseball legend with a unique approach to management and life, is a particular favorite of mine, so I recently asked myself, “What if Yogi were a project manager?”

As I thought about it, I realized that Yogi has a lot to say about my line of work. Many of the most famous quotes that have been attributed to him seem to bear directly on the art and science of project management...” The article contains project management perspectives on the following quotes:

• "You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you’re going, because you might not get there.”
• “I didn’t really say everything I said.”
• “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.”
• “You’d better cut the pizza in four pieces, because I’m not hungry enough to eat six.”
• "Think? How the hell are you gonna think and hit at the same time?”
• “You can observe a lot just by watching.”
• “I knew I was going to take the wrong train, so I left early.”
• “This is like deja vu all over again.”

180 View – You don’t need to be a project manager to appreciate Yogi’s view.