A question we should ask all our customers

peris — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:59:14 +0000

Which new Stripe improvements would, if shipped, make you say “FINALLY”?

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Quality is not a byproduct of effort

peris — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:41:38 +0000

Often we’re taught that quality is the result of effort. That if you simply tried harder, you’d come closer to meeting spec.

And yet, when we look at organizations or brands or individuals with a reputation for quality, it’s not at all clear that they accomplish this with more effort. Because that’s simply not sustainable.

The people who work at a Lexus plant aren’t more tired at the end of the day than those that make the Cadillac Escalade. It’s not about effort. The same is true for the Dabbawalla who never misses a delivery. In fact, focusing on effort (and the effort of your team) is almost guaranteed to ensure that your quality problem will persist.

Persistent quality problems are a systemic issue, and if you’re not working on your system, you’re not going to improve it.

“How do we do this work?” is a much better question than, “who isn’t trying hard enough?”

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A question we should ask all our customers

Quality is not a byproduct of effort