When everything about a people is for the time growing weak and ineffective, it begins to talk about efficiency. So it is that when a man's body is a wreck he begins, for the first time, to talk about health. Vigorous organisms talk not about their processes, but about their aims.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Organizations or bodies only talk about efficiency or health when they are weak. Strong entities focus on their aims rather than their processes.
- In plain terms
- Weak people talk about efficiency while strong people talk about their goals.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on your aims rather than your processes to maintain strength.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do weak organizations focus on efficiency?
- What do strong people prioritize?
Another view
Sometimes talking about processes is necessary even when things are going well.
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