Shovel instead of a spoonI coined this saying once when I was aggravated with my sales staff. My sales commission structure had allowed many of them to become complacent, and compensation had grown faster than sales. Knowing the solution would be painful either way, I had to decide whether to make a clean sweep all at once or try to dish out the needed correctives in small increments. Always give careful consideration before deciding to use a shovel instead of a spoon. I had been tweaking the plan, but there was constant tension and it finally seemed like it was time to use the shovel. I discarded the old plan and installed the new one in one swift move. The high tension lingered for a while, but a few weeks later, everyone had settled in, sales exploded and soon the changes were producing favorable results. The months I had spent using that spoon were wasted.
Shovel instead of a spoon
an illustration by Gahan Wilson from Ron's Book "Green Weenies and Due Diligence"
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