COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN
David Roderick, Chairman of U. S. Steel was being introduced with very kind words as he was about to speak at a luncheon. After hearing the accolades he got up and said: “I’m reminded of the fellow who was once introduced at a similar luncheon meeting as the most gifted business man in the country — evidenced by the fact that he had made a million dollars in California oil. When he rose to speak, he appeared a bit embarrassed. The facts as reported were essentially correct, he said, but he felt compelled to state that it wasn’t oil … it was coal … and it wasn’t California, it was Pennsylvania … and just to keep the record straight, it wasn’t a million … it was a hundred thousand … and it wasn’t him … it was his brother … and he didn’t make it … he lost it! He added, “Matters of fact aside, though, I’m grateful for those kind words…
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