"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark" Michelangelo.
This is a great quote a colleague of mine shared with me today.
I think it relates to Lean because of its intrinsic meaning of "Continuous Improvement".
Lean thinking is telling us to look for perfection, this is the only way we might be able to achieve "excellence".
Many times we just lower our expectations .. just to be on the safe side ... but we do not realize that this attitude foster mediocrity and not excellence.
I see this continuously in education (as well as in the personal lives of many).
ReplyDeleteIn fact, even for me these past few months have been challenging and on many occasions I've wanted to lower the bar. However, I've chosen to keep aiming higher and proceed. Thanks Luciana!