I’m going to tell a story in this message about one of the traits that make a company Great – attention to detail.
在艾爾蒙特以北約 300 英里處，美國 395 號高速公路（美國最美麗的高速公路之一）以東，有一座名為博迪的鬼城。它曾經是一個淘金繁榮的小鎮，然後慢慢消亡，今天是加州州立公園。就在南北戰爭之後，在建造博迪的地方發現了黃金。這一發現引起了一場小小的淘金熱，很快整個小鎮上就擠滿了想發財的人。
Because of the rush to find gold and the “temporary” nature of the citizens, the town was built entirely of wood and, as we all know, wood burns. Bodie is in a particularly desolate location and it was important for the miners’ survival, as well as the commerce of the town, that the buildings not burn down. So, very early in the history of the town the civic leaders commissioned a canal to be built to bring water to the town and a pond to hold the water. These would be kept in case of fire.
在我們的工廠裡，我們有滅火器、疏散計劃、急救箱和許多預防措施，以防萬一發生災難。任何理智的人都會和博迪做同樣的事情。
Well, the inevitable happened and there was a fire. The fire brigade went to the pond and tried to open the gate to allow the water to flow into town. It had been several years since the pond had been built and nobody had adequately maintained the equipment. Not hard to believe; most people have things to do and “there’s not likely to be a fire today… so I’ll do it tomorrow.” A significant part of the town burned to the ground.
Needless to say, the townspeople were upset and the civic leaders vowed to repair the gates and keep them in good working order. We all know what happened and, sure enough, there was another fire and the water gate didn’t work and a significant part of the town was lost again.
我的觀點是，時刻保持警惕之類的細節並不是一件煩人的事情，也不是在時間允許的情況下要做的事情。細節是最重要的事情。處理好細節，其他一切都會自然而然地發生。
吉爾公司
簡單街4056號
埃爾蒙特, CA 91731-1087 美國
電話：626-443-4022
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