HERE'S TO THE WINNERS
The Basics of Increasing Productivity

Tom Peters tells a story about Lee Iacocca that demonstrates Iacocca knows purpose and when now begins. One day Iacocca went to his chief engineer and said, “I want to add a convertible to our line.”

The engineer responded, “Yes sir. We can have a design ready for you in about nine months.”

Iacocca fired back, “No! You don’t understand. I’ve made a decision. I want action. Take a car and saw the damn top off.”

Whether true or not, this story emphasizes the dispatch that should follow immediately upon naming a goal.