Slow and right is better than fast and wrong

Haste makes waste--something you learn quickly in the manufacturing world. If you underperform and overcommit, you’ll find yourself in a costly bind. If you have a poor set of plans or inaccurate details, you may find yourself rushing when you’re days, weeks behind. I have beaten this drum for years. Slow and right is better than fast and wrong. Getting it right the first time necessitates attention to detail, because I can promise you almost everyone remembers the days we got out there and something didn’t fit, or a measurement is wrong. When you pay attention to what you’re doing, making sure you’re properly prepared and ready to go beforehand, you’ll have a lot less drama versus when you start hurrying things along and making mistakes. It’s always better to measure twice and cut once, saving you time, money, and resources. Rushing shows a lack of respect for your work, your customer, and it sacrifices the integrity and quality of your product.

There’s nothing more important than giving your best no matter what you do. At the end of the day it’s not about how much you got done if everything you got done is utterly wrong and terrible. What does matter is how well you work and how effective your product is, especially when you’re under pressure. Your ability to create accurate and detailed layouts and products will impress far more than your ability to fill a quota when that quota is so shoddy and wrong. Consider carefully how much expense goes into creating trusses or any element of construction versus the time it takes to implement it or initiate new projects. So, next time you’re out there working, double check your details, take it slow, and get it right the first time.