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| 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. | 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. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads". | ||
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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 programmers 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, A Life in Politics, an autobiography of Sen. 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) is the second album from 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.
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