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Improve or fall behind. Status quo = status failure.

Do not repeat mistakes but be imperfect.

We know insanity is repeating an action and expecting different results. This is repeating a mistake. Some do not recognize the same process when somebody states "we've always done it that way and it never fails". The next question should be, has doing it the same way every time improved the process or product? Never fails is also never improves. Comfortable but stagnated and falling behind the competition.
Be imperfect. Do not let perfection defeat progress. Some situations require perfection such as parachuting. There is no room for error. When drafting a new procedure or policy, installing new equipment, or starting a new process, there is usually some room for error. Apply all the information you have and expect that as soon as the information is tested, defects will be found. While waiting for perfection, which cannot be attained, the competition will move ahead.

Spot on, Larry. I've seen situations where people wanted to get everything perfect before they rolled it out. The results is spending a lot more time with the "what if's", only to find out the "what if's" you didn't think of when you go live and get discouraged by "failure".

Better to use an 80/20 rule. When your design is about 80% right, waste no more time. Start a shakedown cruise. Push your ship in the water, ready to address anything that goes wrong or needs finetuning during the period. Once done, then declare victory. 

An additional benefit can be participation of the employees using what you're putting in place. Let them know when you start live and solicit their input. They can be part of the final "design", fixing what's needed to be successful, engaging their ownership. 

Improve or fall behind. Status quo = status failure.

Do not repeat mistakes but be imperfect.

We know insanity is repeating an action and expecting different results. This is repeating a mistake. Some do not recognize the same process when somebody states "we've always done it that way and it never fails". The next question should be, has doing it the same way every time improved the process or product? Never fails is also never improves. Comfortable but stagnated and falling behind the competition.
Be imperfect. Do not let perfection defeat progress. Some situations require perfection such as parachuting. There is no room for error. When drafting a new procedure or policy, installing new equipment, or starting a new process, there is usually some room for error. Apply all the information you have and expect that as soon as the information is tested, defects will be found. While waiting for perfection, which cannot be attained, the competition will move ahead.

Improve or fall behind. Status quo = status failure.

Do not repeat mistakes but be imperfect.

We know insanity is repeating an action and expecting different results. This is repeating a mistake. Some do not recognize the same process when somebody states "we've always done it that way and it never fails". The next question should be, has doing it the same way every time improved the process or product? Never fails is also never improves. Comfortable but stagnated and falling behind the competition.
Be imperfect. Do not let perfection defeat progress. Some situations require perfection such as parachuting. There is no room for error. When drafting a new procedure or policy, installing new equipment, or starting a new process, there is usually some room for error. Apply all the information you have and expect that as soon as the information is tested, defects will be found. While waiting for perfection, which cannot be attained, the competition will move ahead.