Standards for excellence drop around us.
We see it. We know it. We pretend we don’t.
It is not cruel or mean to point out flaws, gaps, and shortcomings. It is our professional duty to do so. We’ve signed up to be an A-Player Team, gunning for championship wins. So WTF is up with holding back? That’s how we lose. By not calling each other out on BS standards and behaviours, we all lose.
Personally, I’d rather piss you off in the short run than accept our team losing in the long run.
It’s all around us.
Weak behaviour. Excuses. Reasons for failures. Forgetfulness. Lack of intent. Failure to design. Inability to answer simple questions. Answering the wrong questions. Not asking optimal questions. Weakness. Excuses. Reasons for failures.
It’s everywhere.
Our society is plagued by laziness and lazy thinking. Our schools, governments, businesses. We’re competing globally, but can’t see past our desks.
And we want to win?
Do you know what winning is?
So you know what winning takes?
It’s not good enough for only a few of us to call it out. What is it? Suboptimal performance. Suboptimal execution. Suboptimal thinking and behaving. We’re in this boat together. We all have a professional duty to uphold the very best versions of each other.
