Anecdotes of Would-Be Experts

In business as in everyday life we are often up against irksome and frustration situations and we tend to take some of these situations much too seriously when they occur. In retrospect, these situation often reveal a comical aspect. Anecdotes of Would-Be Experts are all along these lines. But these short stories also offer some valuable insights into business. Phil Potter and Les Payne are trying to make a go of a midwest construction division. They battle the elements, they battle external and internal forces and sometimes they battle each other. Cliff Jensen, the president of the company, back by his board committee, is sometimes helpful and sometimes not so helpful. But Phil and Les manage to survive. Most times, the twists of their endeavours are both serious and humorous. During their years together, Phil and Les bumble to learn the business and untiring, bumble to be experts at it. By Arthur O.R. Thormann