The Project Manager's Life 30

In the last posting, we discussed the issues associated with falling walls and rising suns. Shahid Kabir gives another perspective on the issues of being overly aligned with any particular person. This is particularly appropriate in projects where it may be easy to be overly reliant on a stakeholder who is perceived as being the dominant player and making independent decisions. There may be a false sense of security created by standing in the shadow of such a person’s influence.

Whether it is of sand, bricks, stones, or earth,
Who can trust the shadow of a wall?
Shahid Kabir

रेत की ईंट की पत्थर की हो या मिट्टी की
किसी दीवार के साये का भरोसा क्या है
शाहीद कबीर

ریت کی اینٹ کی پتھرکی ہو یا مٹی کی
کسی دیوار کے سایے کا بھروسا کیا ہے
شاہد کبیر

When the wall crumbles, those standing in what was believed to be the protection of its shade may get injured as well.