Jeeps, Ferraris, and Other Engineers | mahesh’s blog
“It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles.” — Bernard Woolley, Yes Minister [when the minister asks for a new chair]
“It used to be said there were two kinds of chairs to go with two kinds of Ministers: one sort that folds up instantly, the other sort goes round and round in circles.” — Bernard Woolley, Yes Minister [when the minister asks for a new chair] I’ve been inflicting this particular analogy in private conversations for a few years now; Murat encouraged me to write it up. I posit two extreme points on the spectrum of engineering archetypes: Jeeps make non-zero progress under any circumstance. You can throw them on the rockiest terrain – full of interpersonal conflicts, business risks, vague /…
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