Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Finding the right frog to kiss

In the fairy tale, the princess kisses the frog and it turns into a handsome prince. They get married and live happily ever after.

Strategy execution is not as simple or smooth, here are some obstacles:
  • Finding the right frog. How do you know it is the right frog?
  • Sometimes the only way to know is to kiss the frog. Not all frogs turn into a prince.
  • Perseverance and resilience is needed to keep kissing frogs till the right one shows up.
The analogy is not perfect, but its close enough to make the following points:
  • If the outcome is to get a handsome prince, is kissing a frog the only way? That is the point of defining outcomes: to discover alternate ways to get it.
  • Sometimes you have to take a risk, not everything works out the first time you try it.
  • The less you know about frogs, the more mistakes you will make. Improve your 'frog spotting' skills.

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