
Eating the Elephant in 50 Bites: Part-1 PRODUCT OR SERVICE DEVELOPMENT Every project begins with an idea and the task of the leader is to manifest this idea into reality. Every project is elephantine in size and complexity and the task of every leader is to break it down into digestible bites. Those who do this successfully become the leaders, the champions, the lions of the jungle. Have an idea for a product or service. Not all ideas need to live. Not all ideas are great. Ask yourself is this idea great becauseit is clever, or does it make someone’s life(other than mine) better. Only those ideas will live that serve a real need and the greater the need that is served,the more likely that the idea will become real. 2. Develop your product/service. An idea is like a wisp of air... like a breath. Without a framework it will vanish like uncontained smoke. You need to build the architecture around the idea. Who does this idea serve? What does it serve? Why does it serve? How does it ...