7 Corporate Tenets… and a Witch Hunt
We were 100 strong, spending an afternoon out of the corporate office in a department meeting reviewing progress and plans. …
Author Archives: John M. Greco
Management by Walking Around…in a Loop
A CEO who had begun to practice his own form of “management-by-walking-around” learned from his employees that the company inhibited …
Jerry’s Trip to Abilene
That July afternoon in Coleman, Texas was particularly hot — 104 degrees according to the Walgreen’s Rexall’s thermometer. In addition, …
Time Out: An Application Possibility
There is not less wit nor less invention in applying rightly a thought one finds in a book, than in …
“Close Cover Before Striking”
Got a match? Matches aren’t quite so prevalent these days, but back in the day, they were; and back in …
Doing the Math; Not Necessary!
“I regard it in fact as the great advantage of the mathematical technique that it allows us to describe, by …
Butterfly Rescue
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for …
Kissing While Driving
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it …
Prettier Than Freckles
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots …
My Starfish Reminder
The tide had washed ashore hundreds of starfish. They would soon die of exposure. Chris was tossing the starfish, one at a …
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