Cubicle Diamonds
An African farmer heard tales about people who had made millions by discovering diamond mines. These tales so excited the …
Category Archives: Take Aways From a Story
Lengthen the Chain
“The dog down there is on too short a chain. Change it, lengthen it. Then he’ll be able to reach …
An Unlikely Change Management Essential
Two companies merged, creating redundant jobs in most divisions. One division manager called his people together and gave a gloomy …
A New Beach
A huge hurricane was pounding the Outer Banks of the eastern United States. A geologist, whose specialty was beaches and …
And In the Morning…
Lady Astor, to Winston Churchill: “Winston, you’re drunk.” Churchill, responding: “Madame, you are quite right! I am drunk. But you, …
Rabbit Chase
The NYPD, the FBI, and the CIA have engaged for years in serious competition to determine which organization is the …
Trim Tab
Imagine you are at the helm of a huge ship moving forward at high speed. You’re the driver, you control …
Trust the Brake
Thousands of spectators flooded into the Crystal Palace Exposition in New York City. It was 1853. Elisha Graves Otis stood …
The 84th Problem
There is an old story about a man who came to see the Wise man because he had heard that …
Catch More Life
An American tourist was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one …
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