That doesn’t work
The question that should be front and centre in your mind: do they have capacity?
If you’re the one being asked: do I?
Sure, there’s all the…
On the receiving end of bureaucracy, what can you do about it.
Nothing.
Well, you can rail against the world. Then you have to knuckle under and get it done anyway. You can shout in the wind for a while. That doesn’t help either. And when you’re gasping for breath and just a little bit horse, you still have to fill in the form and wait for the stamp to make it’s mark.
Nothing.
You can.
Do about it.
Like filing your taxes, updating the project plan, keeping everyone in the loop, finishing your turns, putting the stop and the end of the sentence. You might get away with it for a while, but in the end, nothing you can do about it.
Don’t complain about inevitabilities. Don’t hold everyone up whilst you rant without meaning. It’s not inconvenient, it’s life.
Skippy strategy: Pick up the pen and get it done.
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