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I was thinking about all the times I’ve agreed to do something, when I should have known better… this advice delivered by Marlon Brando came back to me.

Rule 1: Only get involved if it is clear and unambiguous what the project has to deliver.

Rule 2: Only get involved if what the project has to deliver is in writing, and agreed in writing.

Rule 3: Only get involved if the people who have agreed to the deliverables are the right people.

Rule 4: Only get involved if the deliverables are realistic, and that realism is documented and agreed.

Rule 5: Always recall the above clip, and ask… “does this project have an ear full of cider waiting for somebody at the end of it?”