Setting The Precedent
When something new or different is done, a precedent is set. And those precedents shape the future. They set a course.
This is why companies will spend millions of dollars sometimes fighting a lawsuit, in order to not set a precedent. It is often cheaper for them to spend millions fighting a lawsuit than to set a bad precedent.
The moral of this story? Be careful when doing something new or different. Especially if it's a decision against your conscience or framework of values. You don't want to set a precedent where going against your values becomes easier. If anything set a precedent for upholding your values.
Once the precedent is set for going against your values, it's very hard to reset the precedent in line with it's previous place.
This is why companies will spend millions of dollars sometimes fighting a lawsuit, in order to not set a precedent. It is often cheaper for them to spend millions fighting a lawsuit than to set a bad precedent.
The moral of this story? Be careful when doing something new or different. Especially if it's a decision against your conscience or framework of values. You don't want to set a precedent where going against your values becomes easier. If anything set a precedent for upholding your values.
Once the precedent is set for going against your values, it's very hard to reset the precedent in line with it's previous place.
Comments
Post a Comment