Kicking Your Own
"If we were replaced tomorrow, what would our successors do first?"-Andy Grove question to Gordon Moore
Intel was in the memory business. They were the industry leader. But they sensed that the market was changing and that they needed to get out of the memory business. They debated it for a while.
One day while having a conversation Grove and Moore wondered what would their successors do if they were replaced by the board. They both looked at each other and said, "Get out of the memory business. So if they would get out of the memory business, why don't we leave the building, come back in and do the same thing?"
This is an interesting question and deals with how we should all approach our jobs. If we were to be replaced what would be obvious to our successor to change that maybe we should change. Maybe we should change it?
How about on a personal level? The other day I was listening to am old Shark Tank episode in which Mark Cuban said, "I often ask myself, if I wanted to kick my own a$$ what would I do?" I thought that this was a personal version of the other question. We should always be aware of our weaknesses and how someone could use those against us. Change them, reduce them , conquer them before they destroy us.
Today's question is:
"How would you kick your own a$$?"
"If we were replaced tomorrow, what would our successors do first?"-Andy Grove question to Gordon Moore
Intel was in the memory business. They were the industry leader. But they sensed that the market was changing and that they needed to get out of the memory business. They debated it for a while.
One day while having a conversation Grove and Moore wondered what would their successors do if they were replaced by the board. They both looked at each other and said, "Get out of the memory business. So if they would get out of the memory business, why don't we leave the building, come back in and do the same thing?"
This is an interesting question and deals with how we should all approach our jobs. If we were to be replaced what would be obvious to our successor to change that maybe we should change. Maybe we should change it?
How about on a personal level? The other day I was listening to am old Shark Tank episode in which Mark Cuban said, "I often ask myself, if I wanted to kick my own a$$ what would I do?" I thought that this was a personal version of the other question. We should always be aware of our weaknesses and how someone could use those against us. Change them, reduce them , conquer them before they destroy us.
Today's question is:
"How would you kick your own a$$?"
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