measure twice, cut once
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I wrote a blog a little while back that was a crossover between my one of my personal hobbies, guitar building, and my profession, business consulting around people. When I initially wrote the blog, I had quite a few pictures and it didn't translate into the blog format very well. With this version, I have all the pictures and a fraction of the words. Let me know which you prefer. The blog can be found here: http://www.media1.us/harrison-withers/measure-twice-cut-once/TRANSCRIPT
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by
Harrison Cates Withers III
Measure Twice, Cut Once
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One of my hobbies outside of work
is building musical instruments.
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I don’t know much about
woodworking, so my
instruments are
generally pretty primitive.
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I started building
instruments out of
cigar boxes.
If you don’t have anything
good to work from, then use
what you have and
improvise.
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Being creative and improvisational helps
me solve problems at work.
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But dealing with real people
is not the same as
repurposing a found object.
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Businesses make serious
investments in people
and they have real value
to the business.
(did I mention that they are people?)
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It’s more than the cost of the
wood.
That wood determines how the
instrument sounds and plays
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If you screw it up,
that instrument
might not be as good
as it could be
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For companies understanding that user adoption is the key to
the success of their enterprise technology
investments, Media1 is a transformational firm that goes
beyond training and communication strategies delivered by
consultants and trainers.
Media1 delivers a unique process and technology that
engages users, aligning them with strategy, enabling
measurable progress against critical business goals,
leveraging customer-specific Human Capital Analytics, and
delivering more than a return on the technology investment.
Media1 delivers a Return on People and empowers the
customer to build a more engaged workforce.
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Measure Twice, Cut Once