Goose which laid golden eggs - Reloaded

 

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The story of the goose which laid golden eggs is well known. The moral of the story laid out is "Think before you act."

The farmer who cut open the goose thought that he will get all eggs in one go. So he did think (efficiency/results) before acting. What did he miss?

Here is another look at what one can learn from the story.

For the farmer:

1. Learn / understand how the egg is happening. There is an ongoing process which is giving rise to the egg. The process takes time (a day) to complete.

2. Assuming that the eggs are already there and the goose is releasing one in a day is non-validated hypothesis.

3. The way to scale (out) is getting more such goose.

4. Is the imagined outcome (all eggs) worth the risk of loosing the guaranteed outcome (daily egg)?

For the goose:

1. Know there are farmers who will try to cut you open even if you are delivering the daily egg.

2. Leaving your life and well being to the mercy of a greedy ignorant farmer is risky.

3. Know the value of the golden egg and therefore the value of your self.

4. Find a mature farmer who will benefit from the egg and will ensure the well being of the goose which lays it. Remember there are farmers who understand point 3 above and want to scale out the right way.

 

 PS. Originally published on December 16, 2018 on LinkedIn.