Comments on: Reconciling Consistency with Adaptation: In Antarctica, on a Cruise Ship or in Your Business http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/ Advice. Assistance. Attitude. For Business Owners Who Need to "Get There" Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:50:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: BlogBacker » Reconciling Consistency with Adaptation: In Antarctica, on a Cruise Ship or in Your Business by Andy Birol http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-291 BlogBacker » Reconciling Consistency with Adaptation: In Antarctica, on a Cruise Ship or in Your Business by Andy Birol Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:37:36 +0000 http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-291 [...] Succesfully backed up on 02:01:2008Originally Published: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:51:52 +0000http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consisten… [...] […] Succesfully backed up on 02:01:2008Originally Published: Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:51:52 +0000http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consisten… […]

]]> By: Anita Campbell http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-273 Anita Campbell Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:31:24 +0000 http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-273 Great advice and love the Antarctica analogy. You've raised a point that explains why startups and really young companies have to get a few years under the belts in order to move forward -- and can't be rushed. My view is that with startups everything is so new that you don't have enough consistency in anything. Until you get past the point where everything you encounter is some "new adventure" in your business, you can't make real progress. And with startups you just need to go through that time period where you work to make things consistent. Anita Great advice and love the Antarctica analogy.

You’ve raised a point that explains why startups and really young companies have to get a few years under the belts in order to move forward — and can’t be rushed.

My view is that with startups everything is so new that you don’t have enough consistency in anything. Until you get past the point where everything you encounter is some “new adventure” in your business, you can’t make real progress. And with startups you just need to go through that time period where you work to make things consistent.

Anita

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]]> By: Andy Birol http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-262 Andy Birol Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:08:50 +0000 http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-262 And how great would it be if we can learn toadapt and standardize our reactions consistently in reaction to the crazyness in our worlds! Sounds like a good New Year's resolution! And how great would it be if we can learn toadapt and standardize our reactions consistently in reaction to the crazyness in our worlds! Sounds like a good New Year’s resolution!

]]> By: Fred http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-261 Fred Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:59:52 +0000 http://www.birolsblog.com/2008/01/14/reconciling-consistency-with-adaptation-in-antarctica-on-a-cruise-ship-or-in-your-business/#comment-261 Andy, I totally agree with your analogies. In fact in my business of making technology work for businesses, I find that that the only way to handle the ever changing world of technology is to follow well defined standards and consistency. This may seem like an oxymoron but if you standardize the way you accept change and growth you have a better chance to innovate without breaking something. As we all know there are no guarantees with a trip to Antarctica or changing your business but you definitely have a better chance if you adhere to proven standards! Fred Dugach, www.fadcs.com. Andy, I totally agree with your analogies. In fact in my business of making technology work for businesses, I find that that the only way to handle the ever changing world of technology is to follow well defined standards and consistency.
This may seem like an oxymoron but if you standardize the way you accept change and growth you have a better chance to innovate without breaking something.
As we all know there are no guarantees with a trip to Antarctica or changing your business but you definitely have a better chance if you adhere to proven standards!

Fred Dugach, www.fadcs.com.

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