by Elmer Boutin
General Marketing
Early in my military career I was put in for promotion to the rank of Sergeant by my boss (and, later, very good friend) John. At that time, to make that first rank in the Non-commissioned Officer Corps, one of the things a person had to go through was the promotion board. Promotion boards at that unit consisted of the Sergeant Major and the senior NCO from the units in the squadron asking questions of the soldier. Although it was more or less a formality, the amount of points award from the board members could have a direct bearing on how fast one was actually promoted. It was a big deal.
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by Elmer Boutin
Catchall
How many times has this happened to you? You’re out someplace, at a conference or at the airport, and right in the middle of an important call your phone starts beeping because the battery is about to die. You look around, frantically, looking for an outlet. Either there are none to be found, or, if you find one there is already a crowd of people trying to plug in their devices. They might even be taking numbers to see who gets to be next to plug in their device.
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