Yes, everyone can take the wheel. Everyone can drive. Everyone can push forward. Everyone can be unyielding and never give up. Everyone can run. Everyone can push forward. And when the entire team is doing it, they are unstoppable.
Standards are great as long as they account for three things; They can adapt and grow. They are maintained. Everyone follows them. Do those three things and you will have the best standard in the world.
And that’s how it starts. The question is whether you are going to run with it.
Keeping up is okay. Keeping up with the person in front of you will get you past that person. Keeping up with the next group of people might push you further than you’ve gone. But when are you going to overtake them? When are you going to take the next step to go past them? And more importantly, what will it take?
When I was a summer student, I shared a closet-sized cubicle, about 12 feet by 4 feet, with 4 other students. I could be wrong on the measurements, but here is what I remember; If you were at the back, you had to navigate past everyone’s chairs to get there. I shared a phone with someone, but even then never wanted to use it because they were 3 feet from me. You could see everyone’s…