Bashing Best Practices
Association for Supply Chain Management Northern Colorado and Wichita
Administrator at ASCM Northern Colorado and Wichita
A Report From Mike Loughrin
During recent conversations, two colleagues demolished my comfort zone by saying a focus on best practices is not the path to success.
Hearing them bash best practices was like an earthquake tossing me off the couch while taking a well deserved nap on Sunday afternoon!
Now, these two colleagues are people I admire and respect; why would they say things not aligned with my view of the universe?
The first bashing was how best practices only get you as good as your competition. The logic is how everyone knows the best practices and you really need to beat your competition. It’s not good enough to just match the things your competition does.
The second bashing was a proclamation there are not any best practices; there are only better practices. The logic reflects the spirit of continuous improvement and how anything classified as the best today will no longer be the best tomorrow. Those things we call best practices are just better than most.
Having been jolted to my core, I began pondering my deeply held beliefs concerning best practices.
A belief in the definition of best practices: a procedure, demonstrated by research and experience, which produces superior results and is suitable for widespread adoption as a standard.
Have I been a fool wondering in the dark?
Read the rest of the report from Mike Loughrin at: Bashing Best Practices.