The Second Monday: KEEP THE MAIN THING THE MAIN THING
I drove into Tony’s driveway at 8:20. I was pouring down rain again, and I waited for a couple of minutes before I dashed toward Tony’s house. He smiled as he opened the door just ahead of my swift trot into his foyer. “Welcome,” he said. And good job! You made it with time to spare, and the weather is much worse than last week. Thanks for coming to my home, Jeff! “And it looks like you learned something about the responsibility last week since you made some different decisions that allowed you to be here on time today,” he added with a smile. “Yes,” I agreed. “I learned to leave home earlier, but not sure I did very well with my people, Tony. I tried to accept total responsibility for everything happening in my department, but the rats won the race again next week. Honestly, I have so many things coming at me from so many different directions; it’s hard for me to get anything done… I mean done well.” “Tell me more,” he said, settling in...