Business analysts - have you heard about Toonces – the cat who could drive a car? Turns out he really couldn't drive (at least not very well) but his owners thought he could just because they saw him sitting behind the wheel of their car and trying to steer. So they let him drive them. Mistake – risk realized. Don't assume too much – it can really cause problems. In the case of Toonces - the cat really couldn't drive a car – at least not very well. He drove them off a cliff and they ended up scuffed and scraped. Steve Martin – who plays the husband - says, “I saw him messing around with the steering wheel and I guess I just assumed he could drive.” Lesson learned. This is, of course, not real but a funny skit on Saturday Night Live.
Even though this thankfully is not real – it does highlight a problem we all fall into from time to time. We see something that suggests one thing, take it to be real and make really bad assumptions and decisions based on our lack of research on whether it is true or not...
Even though this thankfully is not real – it does highlight a problem we all fall into from time to time. We see something that suggests one thing, take it to be real and make really bad assumptions and decisions based on our lack of research on whether it is true or not...
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