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Mediocrity

November 12, 2006 By

I don’t like compromises. Compromise is the opposite of synergy. It’s based on making a choice between multiple elements because they couldn’t work together.

Compromises are often introduced to make multiple parties happy. But guess what? Synergy can achieve the same thing. Synergy drives a solution closer to optimal while compromise drives it further away from optimal. In the long run, compromises kill the potential of a concept.

If excellence lies at multiple extremes, don’t kill either by taking the middle road.

Focus on reaching synergy rather than compromises.

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Let Your Goal Be Your Pilot

September 17, 2006 By

Frequently, pilot projects are initiated to test new products/services. When the pilot is successful, companies prepare the product/service for wide-scale launch.

However, there are also instances where the product/service is killed after the pilot wasn’t successful.

Re-evaluate. Re-adjust. Re-think. Re-design. What went wrong to warrant a pilot failure? Was the concept thus flawed that an unsuccessful pilot could be predicted? Did the pilot produce new information about the product/service that was overlooked? Success can be unpredictable but shouldn’t be discarded after a setback. The pilot isn’t an end in itself. It’s merely another means to an end.

Let the end guide you.

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