Strategy Principles – Picking The Right Tool
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Kevin Ring in
Strategic Thinking, Strategy, Strategy Principles on
February 9, 2010 |
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The other day I was cooking a quick dinner for my family. We have two small children (a one year old and a two year old), so “quick” is critical to our dinner preparation. I needed to cut up some chicken so I reached over to our knife block to grab the necessary tool. Instead of grabbing the 7″ Santoku or the 8″ chef’s knife, I grabbed a steak knife. As I was doing so, the following conversation occurred in my head:
Me: “That’s not the best knife for cutting chicken.” Also me: “We’re using the steak knife.” Me: “Bad idea.” Also me: “We’re using the steak knife.” *Kid yells and our attention refocuses on getting dinner ready.
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