Jack drove Sarah crazy. In the office kitchen, he’d pour the last cup of coffee and leave the pot empty.
Transcript Sharon kept a lot on her plate…and she kept a lot of plates in the air. She headed two project teams. She served on another. She belonged to professional organizations…and was chasing...
An American businessman named Larry once spent six months in Britain, during which time he lunched with an English gentleman. “How is your salad?” his host inquired. Eager to appear...
Transcript Jim pulled out of the company parking lot and headed home. The big meeting was tomorrow, and everything was ready. Or was it? In a few blocks, a cloud formed. A little...
Ted had been coasting lately. And he knew it. After a couple of great years in his job, he’d taken his eye off the ball. His boss dressed him down, and Ted knew...
In a crowded airport, David surveyed the monitors. Flight after flight was cancelled. Huge thunderstorms were causing traffic delays. A gate agent told David he would be delayed at...
A man vacationing in Hawaii noticed that the colors of the daily rainbows always appeared in the same order. Why? He Googled his question. Soon, he was watching a video of Professor Walter...
He walked to the podium and paused. Then he punctured the silence with five words: “We,” he said, “are a temporary substance.”
The head of a large technology company felt nervous and stressed, but afraid to talk about it. If customers knew, he’d lose face. Employees must see his confidence, he thought. His peers couldn’t.....
