Comments on: Reward Excellent Failures

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:24:30 +0000

Thank you Skip.

I knew you’d help illustrate the point. Risk involves risk.

If it didn’t, we’d have to rename it.

Thank you for your insights. Seriously.

By: Skip

Skip — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:22:52 +0000

In my business people can die when you do things right too.

War Rule #1:
Men die in war.

War Rule #2:
You can’t prevent stop rule #1.

This is why those in power to deploy our forces need to think long and hard before they decide to commit forces…and when they do they need to “come strong or don’t come at all”.

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:52:56 +0000

Yeah, but couldn’t people die if you make a mistake?
Doesn’t risk taking jeopardize the status quo (consistency) – what the customer expects?

By: Skip

Skip — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:18:25 +0000

We have a saying in the Corps…

If you’re not making mistakes you’re not doing anything.