Planning comes firstthink, then act
“Resolve on a deed only after thinking it through; to say 'we will think after we begin' is a fault.” எண்ணித் துணிக கருமம் துணிந்தபின் எண்ணுவம் என்பது இழுக்கு. Tirukkuṟaḷ 467
About this text: TirukkuṟaḷDiscuss
The Kuṟaḷ insists that thinking comes before the deed, not after it, and calls it a fault to start first and think later. That is planning's claim to be the primary function: decide in advance, then act.
- What it adds
- Thinking before the deed, and the fault of starting first and thinking later.
- Where they differ
- The couplet is a rule for any undertaking. Planning in management adds objectives, premises and a formal eight-step process.
DocumentedPlanning, in Functions of Management