Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, has given us one of the best Value-Focused Thinking quotes ever.
Pirsig said,
Start with values. Make a plan. Grade results against values, not against the plan.
In other words:
Pirsig said,
"The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands, and then work outward from there."
Start with values. Make a plan. Grade results against values, not against the plan.
In other words:
- Values (Heart). Get the values right or the numbers don't matter.
- Plan (Head). Get the numbers right, or the results don't matter.
- Action (Hands). Execute the plan and get results that matter.
Your thoughts?
Comments welcome!
Note: I published a version of this idea inside an earlier post about the Occupy Wall Street movement. You can view and compare that previous expression HERE
Note: I published a version of this idea inside an earlier post about the Occupy Wall Street movement. You can view and compare that previous expression HERE
I'm missing something here... I get the heart, head, hands thing... but the middle "Plan" somehow messes with my sense of logic in trying to follow it... If you have the values right - but values aren't mentioned in "Plan", then where is the values to plan/action? Maybe I am just too tired tonight to be posting this! There is that, Dave!
ReplyDeleteChicago Diva: I think your question merits a blog post response!
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