| Revision as of 05:04, 13 April 2007 edit202.63.40.179 (talk) added wiktionary link← Previous edit | Revision as of 19:10, 13 April 2007 edit undoQuiddity (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers40,758 edits {{disambig-cleanup}}Next edit → | ||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| The phrase '''herding cats''' comes from the 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" or "Managing ]s is like herding ]s" referring to the ] common in the ] examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads". | The phrase '''herding cats''' comes from the 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" or "Managing ]s is like herding ]s" referring to the ] common in the ] examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads". | ||
| Herding cats may also refer to: | |||
| * ], a book written by |
* ], a book written by Senator Trent Lott | ||
| * ], a study of multiparty mediation edited by ], ] and ] | * ], a study of multiparty mediation edited by ], ] and ] | ||
| * ] by ] | * ] by ] | ||
| Line 8: | Line 9: | ||
| * The comparison with computer systems management was used by ] (EDS) in a 2000 ] commercial produced by ]. | * The comparison with computer systems management was used by ] (EDS) in a 2000 ] commercial produced by ]. | ||
| {{disambig}} | {{disambig-cleanup}} | ||
Revision as of 19:10, 13 April 2007
The phrase herding cats comes from the 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 programmers is like herding cats" or "Managing engineers is like herding cats" referring to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads".
Herding cats may also refer to:
- Herding Cats, A Life in Politics, a book written by Senator Trent Lott
- Herding Cats, Multiparty Mediation in a Complex World, a study of multiparty mediation edited by Chester Crocker, Fen Hampson and Pamela Aall
- Herding Cats: A Primer for Programmers Who Lead Programmers by J. Hank Rainwater
- Herding Cats (album) (1999), the second album by the band Gaelic Storm.
- The comparison with computer systems management was used by Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in a 2000 Super Bowl commercial produced by Fallon McElligott.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
Note: This page may need to be cleaned up to meet Misplaced Pages's quality standards. Further information might be found on the talk page.
