Defined, “ivory tower” is seclusion or remoteness of attitude regarding real problems, everyday life, etc. When the executive leaders of a business isolate themselves from the daily goings-on of what it takes to keep their business flourishing, they set a tone of...
When I was a kid, I was playing with friends on my neighbor’s lawn. Toys—including a golf club and ball—were strewn all over the grass. In the flash of a moment, another neighborhood kid picked up that golf club, teed up the ball, swung with every bit of his strength...
It’s hard to believe a lightweight rope tied to a stake can confine an elephant to a small perimeter. A creature that weighs about 7,000 tons could pull that stake up in an instant and go wherever he pleases, yet the repetition of training teaches him he can only move...
