Setting the Table: The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
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It’s not hard to teach anyone the proper way to set a beautiful table. What is impossible to teach is how to care deeply about setting the table beautifully.
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“So you made a mistake. You need to understand something important. And listen to me carefully: The road to success is paved with mistakes well handled.”
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“The definition of business is problems.”
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His philosophy came down to a simple fact of business life: success lies not in the elimination of problems but in the art of creative, profitable problem solving. The best companies are those that distinguish themselves by solving problems most effectively.
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We call that “writing a great last chapter.”