Doing the Right thing or Doing the Right Way

This one is something so IE-ish. (My, after working for almost 4 years in IT, I almost forgot I took up IE) I think this paper is part of the requirements in a contest that I was asked to join (was it?) I remembered I gave a funny answer to a question asked.. what is your motto in life... and I answered 'I give my best.. or don't do it at all'... and I won. haha crap! Anyway below is an article about 'Doing the Right thing or Doing the right way' --- the topic itself is not an interesting topic.. this is my best attempt. Read on...

As we mature in life, we are faced with different decisions to make at some point in time. Some may not be important at all, but surely there will be some that will leave significant impact in our lives. In the midst of any so-called 'crucial' decision-making process, only one thing is invariable, and that is the presence of choices

So Doing the right thing or doing the right way - which is the better option. The first I would think of it as something that is based on our own ethos, our philosophy which intensively relies on our overall perception of what really is the logically correct thing to do. For the latter, it manifests the will of presenting your stand, whether in speech or in action, in such a way that is acceptable to the norm or to some pre-determined standards. It does not necessarily encompass any inherent value, rather focuses on a conscientious effort of delivering your stand in a conforming manner.

To incorporate IE principles to address this. First in the Operations Research approach, both constraints aforementioned should be satisfied to obtain the optimal solution. If one is omitted, the outcome may just be an unbounded region, therefore infeasible, pointless. If we relate this to Production Planning and Control, producting outputs that do not meet all stated specs and mandatory standards is considered as seconds or defects. In other words, it's obsolete. The point is, why contend ourselves with mediocrity, when IEs ought to be pioneer of achieving Excellence, a preacher of Quality.

Let me put it this way to enlighten the distinction. Of the 2 arguments, I would consider 'doing the right thing' as with supreme priority over 'doing the right way'. The former is a pre-requisite of the latter, and one is no good without the other. The 'right thing' is your substance, the 'right way' is your manner. Likewise, you cant force anyone to eat a piece of rotten cheesecaked wrapped in a tempting package, nor to buy a pint of luscious chocolate ice cream stored in a rusted can.

P.S. Hindi totoo yun 'I do my best or dont do it at all'.. I wish ganon ako ka-driven :)