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Saturday Humor for Project Managers: Newton’s Unpublished Laws
August 14, 2010 | Author: PM Hut | Filed under: Project Management Musings
Saturday Humor for Project Managers: Newton’s Unpublished Laws
By John Maver and Dr. Margery Mayer
Everyone is working very hard these days and the pressure is intense. Take a moment and appreciate some humor. Studies show that if you can find a laugh each day, not only will you live longer, but you will enjoy your life much more.
I found this on several blogs in slightly different forms. I suspect that Newton wrote these after he was hit in the head by the apple.
- Law of Queue: If you change queues, the one you have left will start to move faster than the one you are in now.
- Law of Telephone: When you dial a wrong number, you never get an engaged one.
- Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch. In the kitchen this applies to handling flour, meats and anything else that covers one’s hands
- Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.
- Law of the Alibi: If you tell a friend you were late because you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.
- Law of the Result: When you try to prove to someone that a machine won’t work, it will!
- Law of Biomechanics: The severity of the itch is inversely proportional to the reach.
- Law of the Theatre: People with the seats at the furthest from the aisle arrive last.
- Law of Coffee: As soon as you sit down for a cup of hot coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last until the coffee is cold.
- Law of the Bath: When the body is immersed in water, the telephone rings.
- Law of Encounters: The probability of meeting someone you know increases when you are with someone with whom you don’t want to be seen.
Have a great day. Smile at someone and enjoy their return smile.
John Maver and Dr. Margery Mayer are Principals in The 4Views consulting group. The 4 Views is a team of senior consultants who provide clients with breakthrough business results by identifying the root causes of problems and then providing the solutions that drive profitability. Our systematic approach covering plans, processes, people and profits (the 4 Views) generates measurable results across a broad range of industries. Leading change that drives efficiency and profitability has led to the creation of upgrades across the organization such as increasing the impact of project management.
John Maver has been President or General Manager of Divisions with Procter & Gamble and the Clorox Company, CEO of a healthcare company and has broad based consulting experience with both domestic and international success. John has the business skills to quickly provide analysis of the issues and opportunities companies face and then to create plans and execution that deliver success. His breadth of experience brings fresh ideas and creative ways to accelerate the business of his clients. As a business advisor to CEOs, COOs and other senior executives, John has the knowledge to serve as their trusted guide.
Dr. Margery Mayer, as a Behavioral Scientist, combines her research with clear communication in working with leaders and teams. Her experience comes from many years of directing departments in large corporations and founding, building and selling her own ventures. She is the Director for the COO Forum and has served as an interim COO. She has published two books: “The Virtual Edge: Embracing Technology for Distributed Project Team Success” and “Executive Accountability; Creating the Environment for Business Value from Technology”. Her published UMI PhD study is, “Skills, Motivations and Behaviors of Serial Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley”.
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