When I was a very young girl, I was fascinated by Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.”
Remember the story? A vain Emperor, who cares about nothing except displaying his wealth and wearing fine clothes, hires two weavers who promise him the finest, best suit of clothes made from a magical fabric that is invisible to anyone who is unfit, or “hopelessly stupid.”
The Emperor parades around in his “new clothes,” actually wearing nothing but his…..
Before I retired, I was a professor of Organizational Behavior. I always said to my students, “I’m very organized, but my behavior leaves a lot to be desired.”
Once upon a time, during my tenure at the university in the late ’90s, I was called as a prospective juror. When I told the judge I was a professor of Organizational Behavior, he asked me, “What is Organizational Behavior, anyway?”
I replied, “It’s the study of human behavior in organizations of…..
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