Friday, October 3, 2008

The Big Piece is More

If you're reading this blog, the least I owe you is an explanation as to why I created it. The older I get the more I seem to get frustrated with stupidity, selfishness, and general lack of consideration for others. This is clearly the product of my own ego weaknesses, impatience and righteousness. So, for my personal growth and hopefully your amusement I will document the highlights and lowlights of my experience.

Prime Example (circa 1990)
Back then I was a management consultant for a large government department. I had conducted a year long research and development project, and was presenting my report to a group of senior management. Recognizing that statistical analysis was not a strength (or interest) of my audience, I had prepared visual aids including simplified tables, and one pie chart (neatly labled) which summarized my findings. At the end of the presentation, the Executive Director thanked me for my work, and asked if I could make one final adjustment. He asked that I prepare a one page document explaining how to read a pie chart. Which leads me to the question, what size font do I use to fill a page with

"THE BIG PIECE IS MORE"

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