Swallowing frogs and Project Management

Dear Andrew
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I suppose PC is politically correct
It depends on the connotation we give to the concept of politically correct

You didn't make any comments to swallow frogs

Kiron,

Yes @kiron the meaning is what you are thinking, is a Portuguese expression. I think during our life, at personal or professional level we all swallow frogs. Sometimes because we aren't in a safe environment where we can express our opinion or sometimes to avoid that problem escalate to uncontrollable levels.

Alexandre.

Dear Kiron
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You made me smile when I read what you wrote: "I've swallowed a swamp full of frogs across the various companies I've worked" :-)

Expression can also mean doing something you disagree with

Does this expression: "swallow frogs" exist in English, or am I mistaken?

Dear Alexandre
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Frogs are also swallowed when we have to do something we don't agree with :-)

Hello Luis -

The closest English expression would be to "bite your tongue". Effectively by doing so, you won't say what is truly on your mind.

That is one of the advantages I have frequently enjoyed as an independent consultant - I have little fear of repercussion so am able to speak my mind freely.

Kiron

Dear Daire
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Is the politically correct just a consequence of the Project Manager's lack of preparation?

Dear Kiron
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Nothing like being an independent consultant :-)

Even so....:-)

Dear Rami
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Upon reading what you wrote: "I’ve done that countless times to the extent that sometimes I feel my stomach quacking" I couldn’t stop laughing
Thanks for this moment

Unfortunately: "Sometimes for the sake of being politically correct or sake of the project, you have to do that"

Dear Luis,

Time constraints of a project means a project manager has to go with the information that they have to hand and make strategic decisions on that information. The project manager delegates a lot of responsibilities of a project to their subordinates and as such are reliant that their quality of their work is on a par with that of the project manager especially if the project manager does not have the time or forethought to check the validity of the information being provided.

With that thought in mind a project manager does a substantial amount of decision making in the dark, only knowing part of the situation, making assumption when information is not to hand and filling in blanks and gaps in information when none exists at all.

So your original question on lack of preparation may have its routes in the ability of the project manger to manage change, the unexpected, stakeholders and the level of quality that a project team adheres to on a daily basis.

Daire