Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss said on Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:32:20 -0700 >3) I learned about the Hedgehog concept at almost 50. I wish I would >have learned about it earlier.
If you're like me and didn't know what the Hedgehog concept is, see this: https://www.jimcollins.com/concepts/the-hedgehog-concept.html On the Venn diagram, "best in the world" is a gross oversimplification. I *might* be the best in the world at describing the mindset and process of troubleshooting, but there are probably 100 competitors right there up with me. I might have even taught some of them. I'm nowhere near the world's best at anything else, and have a hunch few other people are the world's best at anything. I wish he'd said "damn good" instead of "best in the world". Other than that, the concept is right on target. I'll bet Jim Collins' book tells you *how* to find such a profession, because unlike the concept itself, how to achieve the concept isn't at all obvious. True story: I loved bicycles, especially Schwinn bicycles, riding bicyles, all things bicycles, and thought bicycles were the key to improving the world. In a lot of ways, I still do. Anyway, in 1974 after graduating college, I called the Schwinn company, telling them about my passion for bicycles and my engineering degree. The guy on the phone, probably some underpaid HR dweeb, said "you sound like a jobless BSEE who's desperate". Schwinn really blew it. I would have been a real asset to them. SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
