What Do You Do When It All Falls Down?

 

I have a neighbour whose neighbour is building a house on a piece of open land.

A few days ago, my neighbour and I went to have a look. He’s a construction engineer. Looking down at the foundations, he shook his head.

I asked him what was wrong.

"Whoever threw this foundation hasn't followed the fundamentals of building a foundation." He said angrily.

I found that phrase very interesting – “The fundamentals of building a foundation”, so I asked him what he meant.

He explained that the foundation doesn't simply hold the building up. It determines how well the building will serve the people who occupy it.

That got me thinking. Isn't business much the same?

We spend enormous amounts of time and money  ... Read full article