I thought of this difference when I was looking at my eyeglasses. I recently purchased two new pair of glasses* and it has occurred to me that I have a starter pair and a second stringer. My previous two pair were interchangeable -- both first stringers that I could use depending on the color scheme of the day. Not so much with these two. One is practical; one is fun and I find that I have far more occasions to wear the serious-looking pair. Inadvertently, I got a starter and a second-stringer. Both are worthy of making the team, but perform different functions.
Don't expect that your whole team will always be versatile starters. Most teams need a second string to relieve and to support the A players, to make practices workable and to allow for a few special teams. There is an appropriate role for the second string, and they can contribute much to the overall organization.
Think about this when you are hiring or purchasing something for your use. There are certain items or positions that you need to fill with the very best you can afford, but you can round that out with others and achieve your goals without hitting all three-pointers.
-- beth triplett
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*See Blog #1167
It is an interesting perspective to compare people to things in relation to first and second strings. It is completely true that sometimes you need the very best and other times just fine will do. If there is a job that simply needs to be completed, maybe no need for a Harvard grad. The same way a spare set of glasses needn’t be Versace.
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