Commentary by management consultant Michael Wade on Leadership, Ethics, Management, and Life
Thursday, July 05, 2012
"Don't try to lock him up. He escapes, you know."
Some lives are thrillers. Read this obituary. An excerpt:
The mission, code-named “Sun”, saw La Rochefoucauld infiltrate the factory dressed as one of the workers there. Over four days he smuggled in 40 kilos of explosives, concealed in hollowed-out loaves of bread and specially designed shoes. On Thursday May 20, La Rochefoucauld linked the charges and set timers before scaling a wall and pedalling to safety on a bicycle. The blast was heard for miles. After sending a message to London (the reply read simply: “Félicitations”) he enjoyed several good bottles with the local Resistance leader, waking the next day with a hangover.
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