Passionate, Professional, and Authentic?
Back when I worked a bit in product development, we were asked to optimize along three lines:
- Features
- Time to Market
- Cost
In other words, create a superior product fast at low cost. No matter how we looked at it, we could only optimize two out of three. That didn't stop management from asking for all three. :-)
Many years ago when Missus Wife and I were trying to find a place to live in the California Bay Area (where Sun headquarters is located), we faced a similar problem:
- Quality Home
- Short Commute
- Low Cost
We simply could not find a nice home close to work that we could afford. Didn't stop us from trying, though. :-)
Now it's a different set:
- Professional
- Passionate
- Authentic
You simply cannot be professional, passionate, and authentic at the same time. Hasn't stopped me from trying. But it can't be done. If you don't believe me, try it. You'll wind up putting your head or someone else's head through a wall. Which, by the way, is not very professional. :-)
