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{{wiktionary|herd cats}}
The phrase '''herding cats''' comes from common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is ''as difficult as herding cats''. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term is the phrase "Managing ]s is like herding ]s" referring to the ] common in the ] examples of programmers and domesticated cats.


'''Herding cats''' may refer to:
⚫ * ], an autobiography of Sen. ]
* An ] denoting a futile attempt to control or organize a class of entities which are inherently uncontrollable—as in the difficulty of attempting to command individual cats into a group (herd)
⚫ * ], a study of multiparty mediation edited by ], ] and ]
* ''(Managing people is like) Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on leadership'', by ], first published 1 January 1997 by Executive Excellence Publishing, Provo UT
⚫ * ] by ]
* ] is the second ] from the band ]. * Herding Cats, or ], a commercial from Electronic Data Systems, 2000
⚫ * ''Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers'', by J. Hank Rainwater, first published 2002 by Apress, Berkeley CA
* The comparison with computer systems management was used by ] in a ] ] commercial produced by ].
⚫ * '']'', a 2005 book written by United States Senator Trent Lott
* ] (1999), the second album by the band Gaelic Storm
* ''Herding Cats'', a play by ]
* ''Herding Cats'', a book by ], metallurgist and university administrator
⚫ * ''Herding Cats: Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World'', a book by ], diplomat
* ''Herding Cats: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection'', a book by ], cartoonist


==See also==
{{disambig}}
* ], describes how people are influenced by their peers to adopt certain behaviors
* ]

{{disambiguation}}

Latest revision as of 13:39, 30 December 2024

Herding cats may refer to:

  • An idiom denoting a futile attempt to control or organize a class of entities which are inherently uncontrollable—as in the difficulty of attempting to command individual cats into a group (herd)
  • (Managing people is like) Herding Cats: Warren Bennis on leadership, by Warren Bennis, first published 1 January 1997 by Executive Excellence Publishing, Provo UT
  • Herding Cats, or Cat Herders, a commercial from Electronic Data Systems, 2000
  • Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers, by J. Hank Rainwater, first published 2002 by Apress, Berkeley CA
  • Herding Cats: A Life in Politics, a 2005 book written by United States Senator Trent Lott
  • Herding Cats (album) (1999), the second album by the band Gaelic Storm
  • Herding Cats, a play by Lucinda Coxon
  • Herding Cats, a book by Graeme Davies, metallurgist and university administrator
  • Herding Cats: Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World, a book by Chester Crocker, diplomat
  • Herding Cats: A "Sarah's Scribbles" Collection, a book by Sarah Andersen, cartoonist

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