A Businessman's View

Every weekday morning, my family goes through the same routine:  I get up first and head downstairs for coffee; then our 4 year old wakes up and kicks my wife out of bed; at 8 am, I let the dog out back to relieve himself and get his morning meal ready while he is doing so; etc. This morning, I observed something rather fascinating about our dog's behavior.  Due to the layout of our house and the orientation of the back deck, when I let him back in he takes off like a rocket.  Because we have hardwood floors, he can't turn at that speed and has to take a very circuitous route to get to the kitchen where his breakfast awaits.  I found this amusing because this is not an uncommon behavior in the professional world either. Over the years, people often question what is more important:  design or execution .  I first encountered this seemingly philosophical (using that term very loosely) subject in college, where my professor in VLSI design stated unequivocally that a good desig