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Thursday, February 03, 2005

"Be Proactive, Not Reactive"

I got this from one of the IBM imports -- my mentor as of the moment. His name is Mohammed "Mujtaba" Ahmed, an Indian. He's one of the folks helping us with the business integration project (front-end to WBI to SAP).

I like his attitude. He doesn't wait for deadlines; instead, he attacks the task head on. In fact, of the three Indian imports, he's the only one making the deadlines (or so I've been told).

There was a time when I asked him, "When's the deadline for this one?" I was pertaining to a task at hand.

Mujtaba said, "Deadline's soon, but it doesn't matter. What matters is we get the job done on time. And if there's a task afterwards, we'll try and finish in advance. Be proactive, not reactive. It's better to be prepared than be surprised and pressured when it comes to tasks like these."

Asteeg!

I'm glad he's my teammate. I'm learning a lot, plus we get to finish tasks ahead of the deadline.

Moral lesson: See title.

On the lighter side: Ever heard Indians say four-letter words out of frustration?

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