The most common Rumsfeld's I come across are the missing ones - the unknown knowns i.e. the things we don't know that we actually know.
It's endless e.g.
X : Let us build a new project to do this.
Me : Can I suggest we look at the 73 times we've previously done that?
It's endless e.g.
X : Let us build a new project to do this.
Me : Can I suggest we look at the 73 times we've previously done that?
X : No company rebuilds the same thing 73 times and survives.
Me : You have no idea how inefficient the private sector is and how much duplication exists. NB, it's ok for a company to be hopeless at managing duplication as long as its competitors are which is a fairly safe bet.
Me : You have no idea how inefficient the private sector is and how much duplication exists. NB, it's ok for a company to be hopeless at managing duplication as long as its competitors are which is a fairly safe bet.
X : No bank rebuilds the same thing a thousand times.
Me : You've obviously never worked in finance. By the way, it's a 1,000+ i.e. we stopped counting at a thousand.
Me : You've obviously never worked in finance. By the way, it's a 1,000+ i.e. we stopped counting at a thousand.
