This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when actually Nobody asked Anybody.
― Charles Osgood
Borrowed from Systems Engineering Newsjournal, PPI SyEN 99 – March 2021. If you're a Systems Engineer or work with Systems Engineering, Project Performance International must be on your reading list
