6ix Passions

They Say I'm Extreme

• They say: I’m extreme.
• I say: I’m a realist.
• They say: I demand too much.
• I say: they accept mediocrity and continuous improvement too readily.
• They say: “We can’t handle this much change:”
• I say: “Your job and career are in jeopardy; what other options do you have?”
• They say: “What’s wrong with a ‘good product’?”
• I say: “Wal-Mart or China or both are about to eat your lunch. Why can’t you provide instead a fabulous experience?”
• They say: “Take a deep breath. Be calm.”
• I say: “Tell it to Wal-Mart. Tell it to China. Tell it to India. Tell it to Dell. Tell it to Microsoft.”
• They say: The Web is a useful tool.
• I say: The Web changes everything. Now.
• They say: “We need an initiative.”
• I say: “We need a dream. And dreamers.”
• They say: Great design is “nice”.
• I say: Great design is necessary.
• They say: “Effective governance is important.”
• I say: Bold, brash boards that are representative of the market served – more than a token woman or two and an empty seat for the “forthcoming Hispanic” – are an imperative. Now.
• They say: “Plan it.”
• I say: “Do it”.
• They say: “We need more steady, loyal employees.”
• I say: “We need more ‘freaks’ who routinely tell those in charge to take a flying leap…before it’s too late.”
• They say: “We need Good People.”
• I say: “We need Quirky Talent.”
• They say: “We like people who, with steely determination, say, ‘I can make it better’.”
• I say: “I love people who, with a certain maniacal gleam in their eye, perhaps even a giggle, say, ‘I can turn the world upside down. Watch me!’”
• They say: “Sure, we need change.”
• I say: We need revolution now.
• They say: “Fast follower.”
• I say: “Battered and bruised leader.”
• They say: “Conglomerate and imitate!”
• I say: “Create and innovate!”
• They say: “Market share.”
• I say: “Market creation.”
• They say: “Improve and maintain.”
• I say: “Destroy and reimagine.”
• They say: “Normal.”
• I say: “Weird.”
• They say: “Happy balance.”
• I say: “Creative tension.”
• They say: They favor a “team that works and lives in harmony.”
• I say: “Give me a raucous brawl among the most creative people imaginable.”
• They say: “Peace, brother.”
• I say: “Bruise my feelings. Flatten my ego. Save my job.”
• They say: “Basic black.”
• I say: “Technicolor rules!”
• They say: “We need happy customers.”
• I say: “Give me pushy, needy, nasty, provocative customers.”
• They say: “We seek Harvard M.B.A.s.”
• I say: “I seek certificate-free ‘Ph.D.S’ from the School of Hard Knocks.”
• They say: They want recruits with “spotless records.”
• I say: “The spots are what matter most.”
• They say: “Integrity is important.”
• I say: “Tell the unvarnished truth, all the time…or take a hike.”
• They say: Diversity is a “good thing.”
• I say: Diversity is breath of fresh, creative air – absolutely necessary for economic salvation in perilous times.
• They say: It’s “daunting.”
• I say: It’s “a hoot.”
• They say: “Zero defects.”
• I say: “A day without a screwup or two is a day pissed away.”
• They say: “Think about it.”
• I say: “Try it.”
• They say: “Plan it.”
• I say: “Test it.”
• They say: “Radical change takes a decade.”
• I say: “Radical change takes a minute.”
• They say: “Times are changing.”
• I say: “Everything has already changed. Tomorrow is the first day of your revolution…or you’re toast.”
• They say: “We can’t all be revolutionaries.”
• I say: “Why not?”
• They say: “We can’t all be a brand.”
• I say: “Why not?”
• They say: This is just a rant.
• I say: This is just reality.
• From: Seth Godin’s The BigMoo (via JM)