Why do we need to do things right the first time?

Eric is a new employee of Hewlett-Packard Company. He just graduated from the Engineering Department of the University of Washington. The new oscilloscope model he designed for the company has just passed laboratory testing, including "shock and damage" testing for industrial use. Eric took a bit of a risk with the design and used thinner aluminum for the casing in order to reduce the weight of the product. But he firmly believed the risk was worth it because the design was so successful.

But when he came to the laboratory the next morning, as soon as he arrived at his workbench, he was shocked by the scene in front of him: the oscilloscope model he had made yesterday had been destroyed. Someone tore off the casing, twisted it roughly out of shape, and left the pressed aluminum cake on his workbench. The young engineer was furious. At first, he thought it was some vandal who broke in and did it. But then he discovered that there was a label attached to the deformed shell wreckage, and there was a line written on the paper: "You can do better than this - Dave Packard." Eric and his colleagues Very surprised by this. Within minutes, the story had spread throughout the offices. Many colleagues gathered around, some were amazed, while others wanted to touch the twisted metal plate to feel the power of the boss who would rather destroy substandard products than let them leave the factory.

Packard is the most demanding, toughest and greatest boss in his work. They feel that an effective person must get things done right the first time. Packard's pursuit has created the glory of the enterprise. Every decade, HP's sales, profits, and valuation increase fourfold or more. It is also his work creed of "doing it right the first time" that has made HP's amazing success.

Anyone who has visited the modern workshop of FAW-Volkswagen will sigh at the modernization of the automobile assembly line there. At the same time, they will also find that in the eye-catching position of the workshop, there is a row of huge slogans "Do things right the first time. ".

At first glance, some people wonder why there is such an "unobjective" slogan in such a "modern" workshop? We might think: How likely is it to do it right the first time?

You can calm down and think about it, how many times do you need to do something right? Four times? Or three times? How many times is the best? Of course - once!

In the entire assembly line, every spare part is sent for assembly immediately after it is produced. Because there is no inventory, any problem in any link will cause the entire line to stop production, so it must be 100% "first". "Get it right every time."

Doing things right the first time is an expectation for employees. It always reminds employees to do their best and hold "do it right the first time" when taking over every matter. belief.

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

The rule of "doing it right the first time" requires that once you take over the matter, you must hold yourself to the highest standards, go all out, and leave no room for failure. This is also what we often emphasize. Work on the shortcomings without reworking. Because if you start over, it will take twice as long to complete. Almost all highly effective people are willing to focus and take steps to get things done right the first time.

“Doing things right the first time” is one of the essences of the famous management scientist Crosby’s “zero defects” theory. Doing it right the first time is the cheapest way to do business! The concept of doing it right the first time is a panacea for highly effective people and a great model for doing things efficiently.

Dale Carnegie, the famous American interpersonal communication expert, said: "No one can change the first impression, because your first impression will always stay in the heart of others." Some people will It is said that I did not express myself well or do a good job this time. It will be futile for me to improve myself in the future. The first time is too important. Once a mistake occurs, it is difficult to change the reality of the mistake, because the impact and losses caused by the mistake require double or even more costs to make up for it.

So when it comes to the implementation of the code of conduct, "getting things done right the first time" is a concept that should attract sufficient attention.

If this thing is meaningful and there are conditions to do it well, why not do it well now? By doing things well step by step, you can reach the state of getting the whole thing done right the first time.

To improve the efficiency of doing things, we must demand ourselves with high requirements and standards. In the process of doing things, we should strive to do things right the first time and not leave ourselves with the opportunity to correct mistakes again and again. of sequelae.