Registration closes tomorrow for our next Leadership program in Fort Lauderdale. Visit www.workingleadership.com. We kick-off the class this Wednesday, March 19.
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Corina was still puzzled. She was struggling with the question about the purpose for the organization. “The purpose for the plant,” she said, “is to make as much product as efficiently as we can.”

“I know that’s the way it seems,” I replied. “But what is the purpose for the organization?” Corina had been thinking about her Cap Ex budget for 2009. “If you only think about the plant, you will make wrong decisions,” I continued. “What is the purpose of the organization?”

Corina was in deep thought. She was certain this was a trick question. “The purpose of the organization is to make money,” she finally offered.

“Yes, and only when you remember that purpose, will your thinking about the budget be correct.” -TF
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For those believers, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! Green beer tonight.