Due to a recent onslaught of spam, comments on this blog have been blocked. It's easier to block comments for a while than to delete massive numbers of worthless messages.
We live in strange times.
I hope to open up for comments in the near future after researching more creative ways of dealing with spammers.
Bear with me.
Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things happen) is much more satisfying than just getting a paycheck and waiting to get fired (or die).
- Seth Godin in 2008
The thing I most admire about Omar Bradley is his gentleness. He was never known to issue an order to anybody of any rank without saying 'please' first."
- Will Lang, Jr. on five-star General of the Army Omar Bradley
"That's what I faced. Do you want to know how I solved it?"
"Yes."
"First, let me tell you about the organizations that tried different approaches."
"That's okay, just tell me . . . ."
"There were several in Europe, one in Asia, and four in the United States."
[Two hours later.]
"I studied their examples and, after some heated arguments with my team, decided their situations were not applicable."
"What did you do?"
"My strategy was similar to the one used by the Germans and completely the opposite to those used by the Japanese firm."
"And that was?"
[Two more hours later.]
"You might say my plan comes down to three words: innovation, insight, and review. I suppose I could have said that at the start, but I figured you would want the big picture. Wait, where are you going?"
[Sound of door closing.]
