It was a drizzly morning as Sam was headed to his company’s headquarters for its monthly meeting. It was a twenty-five mile drive, so he had left home while it was still dark which matched his feelings about having to make the long drive to meet with all the various […]

Once upon a time, a monarch had twin sons. There was some confusion about which one was actually born first and, as such, which would be the rightful heir to the kingdom. As the two grew to young manhood, the king pondered long and hard as to what would be […]

In 1983 in response to the vision and empowerment of its Chairman of the Board, Toyota Motors began a pursuit to build the world’s best car. In 1989, after an extended development process involving 60 designers, 24 engineering teams, 1,400 engineers, 2,300 technicians, 220 support workers, approximately 450 prototypes, and […]

Being one of the leaders of a relatively large company for nearly a quarter century, I experience firsthand on a daily basis the righteousness of the principle that one simply can’t make it alone. To whatever venue of life one might apply this principle, be it business, family or community, […]