Can humans ever be truly perfect in anything? Probably not. For starters, the idea of perfection in itself is a collection of repeated perspectives. And even if we achieve it, this “perfection” would be short-lived. Companies always seek perfection, and as such, we often label things as perfect – a perfect storm, a perfect stranger, or perhaps a perfect crime.
As a leader in the industry, I believe that if our business plan involves striving for perfection, it can jeopardise our ability to learn, improve, and provide products or services that actually meet our customers’ expectations.
What’s wrong with perfection
While following the idea of perfectionism can be quite motivating, engaging, and inspiring to work, the relentless pursuit can lead to implausible standards.
When businesses, products or services are launched, there’s no guarantee that it will take off successfully no matter how perfect one’s strategy or offering is. Adhering to the impossible standards not only takes a toll on the entire business strategy but also becomes very strenuous for employees. Perfectionists go to work every day and don’t find joy in their work. Trying to perfect something can often kill one’s desire and passion to work on it. So why must we put our ingenious minds to live an unnecessarily stressful professional life?
Ditching the utopia of perfection
Productivity isn’t about getting more done. It’s about what we get done. It’s not perfection that we strive for, but the utmost quality and excellence. Every product that we produce has a unique story to it. Our ingenious minds research, experiment with and then devise solutions. We aim at addressing the challenges that the manufacturing sector faces, and we are here to bridge the gap between quality products and consumer satisfaction.
The customer doesn’t pay for perfection. The common misconception that the customer wants the best-of-breed product in the market simply isn’t true. They seek products that can exceed their expectations – maximum value and ultimate convenience.
It does not mean that companies should do a mediocre job or produce a just-above-average-quality product. There is a difference between being done and happily completing a task. And we follow the latter.
As Sigachians, we imbibe this ideology in everything we do. Our R&D initiatives are highly focused on how we can improve what we deliver. We aim at doing the best we can in building something better than yesterday, every day. This ideology has helped transform us into a preferred solutions provider, because we strive for excellence in quality, not superficial perfection!
Our organisation’s success incubates at the research level and evolves to fruition at the stage of development. While many things may go wrong and incur undesirable costs along the way, we understand from experience that there is always room for improvement. No doubt striving for perfection can be a goal, but it is often rooted in bedlam.
To some this may seem contradictory, to others this may hit the right chord, and to a few, this thought may change the way you’ve been working. Which one are you?
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