The Great Standards Conundrum
Let’s be honest: establishing a new standard is about as easy as teaching a penguin to ride a bicycle. That’s precisely why New Standard exists – because someone had to tackle the chaos of standardization with a sense of humor and a dash of sanity.
Think about it. Every time someone declares “This is the new standard!” it’s like watching a toddler proclaim themselves the ruler of the universe. Sure, it’s adorable, but we all know how that ends up. Yet here we are, boldly stepping into the standardization arena with the confidence of a peacock at a fashion show.
The Standard-Setting Struggle Is Real
Remember when everyone agreed on VHS as the standard, and then DVD came along? Or when Betamax thought it had the market cornered? That’s the thing about standards – they’re about as permanent as a snowman in Hawaii. But that doesn’t stop us from trying to create order in this chaos we call business.
Here’s what typically happens when companies try to set standards:
- Monday: Announce revolutionary new standard
- Tuesday: Discover three competing standards
- Wednesday: Create committee to evaluate standards
- Thursday: Committee creates sub-committee
- Friday: Everyone goes back to doing their own thing
At New Standard, we’ve embraced the absurdity of it all. We’re like the Switzerland of standardization – neutral, dependable, and yes, we have excellent chocolate in our break room (it’s standard issue, obviously).
The Standard Truth
The truth is, creating standards is like trying to nail jelly to a wall – messy, frustrating, and likely to leave stains on your carpet. But somebody has to do it, right? That’s why we’ve made it our mission to bring order to chaos, even if that chaos occasionally fights back with spreadsheets and passive-aggressive emails.
We’ve learned that the best approach to standardization is to be flexible enough to bend but strong enough not to break – kind of like those fancy phone cases everyone’s buying these days. Because at the end of the day, a standard is only as good as its ability to adapt to change while maintaining its core purpose.
So here’s to setting standards, breaking them when necessary, and always keeping a sense of humor about the whole process. After all, if you can’t laugh at the attempt to standardize human behavior in the workplace, you might as well go back to using carrier pigeons for communication.