Quote of the Week: Niccolo Machiavelli on Adversity

It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage, than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones.

—Niccolo Machi­avelli on Adver­sity

This quote reminded me of the crit­i­cal impor­tance of user adop­tion on projects. The exec­u­tive team is the one who hires the team, but the public at large is the one that mat­ters. They need to be included and sold on the new web­site, CRM system, blog, etc. The rise and fall of any new system is whether the people out there will care enough about it to give it a second glance. With­out that you are just enter­tain­ing your own per­sonal desires.

Have a great week!

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