Ivenerate that old joke in which the exiting CEO, upon his departure, gives his successor three letters and the admonition to open each of the sealed envelopes, in order, as the new executive encounters his first major business crises. The first letter says: Reorganize the business. The second says: Fire the vice president of sales. Six months later, experiencing his third crisis, the new CEO digs the third letter out of the safe. It says: Write three letters.
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