How to get things done in the first place?

Eric is a new employee of HP. He just graduated from the engineering department of Washington University. The new oscilloscope model he designed for the company has just passed the laboratory test, including the "vibration and damage" test that can be used for industrial purposes. Eric took some risks in the design. In order to reduce the weight of the product, he used a thin aluminum material on the shell. But he firmly believes that the adventure is worthwhile because the design is very successful.

But the next morning he came to the laboratory. When he arrived at his workbench, he was shocked by what he saw: the oscilloscope model he made yesterday had actually been destroyed. Someone took off the shell, twisted it roughly, and left the remains of the aluminum cake on his workbench. The young engineer flew into a rage. At first, he thought it was some saboteur who broke in and did it. But then he found a label paper on the deformed shell wreckage, which read: "You can do better than this-Dave Packard." Eric and his colleagues were very surprised. A few minutes later, the story spread around the office. Many colleagues gathered around, some amazed, some wanted to touch this twisted metal plate and feel the strength of this boss who would rather destroy unqualified products than let him leave the factory.

Packard is the most demanding, tough and greatest boss. They think that an efficient person must do things well the first time. This pursuit of packard has created the brilliance of the enterprise. Every 10 year, HP's sales, profit and valuation will increase by four times or more. It is also his work creed of "doing it for the first time" that has made the great cause of HP.

Anyone who has visited the FAW-Volkswagen modernization workshop will lament the modernization of the automobile assembly line there, and at the same time find a row of huge slogans in the eye-catching position of the workshop, "Get things done the first time".

At first glance, some people will wonder how such a "modern" workshop can have such a "not objective" slogan. We may think: What are the chances of getting things right the first time?

Can you calm down and think about it, how many times can you do things right? Is it four times? Or three times? How many times is the best? Sure.-once!

On the whole assembly line, every component is sent to assembly immediately after production. Because there is no inventory, any problem in any link will lead to production suspension, so we must do things right at the first time.

Doing things right for the first time is the expectation of employees. It always warns employees to do their best when taking over everything and hold the belief of "doing things right once".

Doing things right the first time is a requirement of "quality". Only by doing things right the first time can quality be guaranteed.

The rule of "do it the first time" requires that once you take over this matter, you must demand yourself with the highest standards, go all out, and don't leave a backward path. It is also what we often emphasize: there is no defect in the work and no rework. Because it will take you twice as long to finish it. Almost all efficient people are willing to concentrate and take measures to get things done in the first place.

"Doing things right the first time" is one of the essences of crosby's "zero defect" theory. Doing it right the first time is the cheapest way to operate! The concept of doing it right for the first time is a panacea for efficient people and a good model for doing things efficiently.

Dale Carnegie, a famous American interpersonal expert, once said, "No one can change the first impression he gives, because your first impression will remain in others' hearts forever. "Some people will say that I didn't express it well this time and I didn't do it well. It is futile for me to improve myself in the future. The first time is too important. Once an error occurs, it is difficult to change the reality of the error, because the impact and loss caused by the error need to be compensated twice or more.

Therefore, in the implementation of the code of conduct, "doing things well the first time" is an idea that should be paid enough attention to. If this matter is meaningful and can be done well, why not do it well now? If you do things well step by step, you can achieve the goal of doing the whole thing well the first time.

If you want to improve the efficiency of doing things, you must set high demands and high standards on yourself, and strive to get things right the first time in the process of doing things, without leaving yourself with the sequelae of repeated corrections.