From [[Book Summaries/The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey]]: > Imagine a group of people in a forest. Equipped men are cutting their way through, with heavy machinery. Managers are establishing safety guidelines, policies, dispatching human resources here and there, measuring performances and making adjustments to increase productivity. > > From time to time, they have to deal with injury crises, day off requests, but overall, the path before them is clearing up and they are making progress. > > Somewhere in the forest, there is a tall tree. A man is at the top and yells: “We are in the wrong forest”. What do the managers reply: “We are making progress”? > > The one on the tree is the leader. He knows the destination. Being in the wrong forest can happen [[Yak shaving|in personal life]] or [[Bike shedding|in professional life]]. The way to get around it is: * Go to the right forest from the first place. [[The main thing is to make the main thing the main thing]] * Periodically check - are we in the right forest? This requires [[Jootsing]]. #published 2025-02-12