As many of you already know, we're going through a massive remodel to our primary residence. Right now, we're wrapping up the installation of our hardwood floors.
As the contractors were starting on the floors, they had their best guys spend a lot of time getting the first few boards set. They used special tools and techniques, just to get the first 3 or 4 rows in. It took all day to get only a small portion of the house covered.
I thought to myself, that this process was going to take forever, however only a few days later, the whole floor was done, with a lot less tools ( and noise ), and lower grade workers. Toward the end of the floor installing phase, I asked one of the top guys about some gaps that I was noticing, and he made a comment that stayed with me. He said, "Oh, that's normal -- nothing really wrong here, it's the way the boards are beveled. You see, if there was a problem, then all these boards they installed after this point would be out of whack. That's why I spent so much time getting the floor started properly."
That's true of a lot of things, including compliance. The "start" of compliance is your motivation for why you're doing compliance in the first place. If you're concerned about compliance because you are forced to, you'll always be faced with problems. It's the wrong frame to start with. If you're concerned about compliance, because you want your company to be as great as it can be, then you're off in the right direction, and the follow-through ( processes, data systems, organizational development, etc. ) will put your company at the top of its game.
So, why do you care about compliance?

