Leverage wins!

Ouch!  That hurt!!

Mostly the arm-wrestling fun at the office went well, but there were two particular matches that really hurt….

First though, let’s recap on the “strength vs length” contest… I am happy to say that length won out.  The reason I say “happy” is not because I was on the side of strength, but because it is a simple example of how leverage can make all the difference in the world.

In this case, leverage means that a small company like PAS can leverage its product base to make a significant difference in the industry.  Just like I can use the length advantage to win out against guys with twice the muscles that I have, PAS can use its jewels in Advanced Control, Alarm Management and Automation Asset Management technologies to win by helping customers achieve their goals.

However, even with leverage there can be pain… mostly from unfair competition. Check out these two examples from the arm-wrestling fun...

First, it was the chemical warfare in the form of a smelly sock (check out this fellow pushing his ugly sock in my face!)

And second, it was the unfair comparison as in the case of these two women jumping on my arm (I wasn’t really sore after most “normal” matches, but this one did hurt!).

Mom probably told you “life’s not fair” and she’s right.  Sometimes, in the pursuit of undeserved growth, companies stretch the truth to market themselves as having more than they really may have – click here to read more about that. 

It makes life tough for those of us who want to play by the rules, even if we have the added leverage.  But such is life.

I’m not sore from arm-wrestling – even in the unfair cases, and I’m not sore about the way others may behave in the marketplace either.

Because Mom says that in the end “right will prevail”.  And I believe her – just ask any customers that have been taken advantage of by unfair practices what they would choose next time…

OK – next blog is about the results of our naming contest. Till then!