Herman School of Business
Is Your Business the "Best of Breed?"
Today is the annual trophy presentation for my fantasy baseball league…our 25th year. The party will be in my barn where we have the spring auction to draft our teams. The barn is now known as the Draft Palace. The hot dog machine will be ferris wheeling around with the dogs cooking and the guys will try to stab the dog they want…even though there is a “stop” switch they could hold while they pick out their favorite.
There will be steamed shrimp…roast beef…baked potatoes…crab soup…fruit…celery stalks…salted snacks…bowls of chocolate candy…a homemade cake…and a deep dish apple pie…to go with the dogs. This party is clearly the “Best of Breed” when it comes to gatherings for my buddies. Although it takes me several days to prep for the event and then hours to cook all the food, the pleasure it brings to me watching the men I love enjoy themselves can’t be beat. When one of them proclaims “You feed me better than my wife” one of my thoughts is that these Neanderthals need to do more at home, but it also comes to mind that I am making them happy. My wife asked me a few moments ago if I really enjoyed doing all this work and she knew the answer when she saw the smile on my face. Today my buddies will relax and enjoy…and my efforts helped make that happen.
The potatoes are huge…they are Green Giant brand and I mention to Maggie when you see their product it always has the best color, the best look, and usually the best taste. She said, “Of course Herman, they are the Best of Breed.”
At the seafood shop where I get the shrimp I always get the jumbo because they steam the best. The shopkeeper sees me take the package from the freezer and he calls me aside. “We keep an even larger size in the back that we cook for take-out orders…would you like a box of them?” He wanted me to have the “Best of Breed.”
For 25 years Simon Bakery has been supplying spectacular cupcakes for all of our events…again the B of B. Everything at the party has to be as good as we can get. No generic candy…M & M’s and Hershey Kisses are a must. Real butter, not some substitute. Nothing but the best without the blink of an eye as to the cost…because we don’t do this party every day. Now, before you say, Geez these guys are pigs, they eat too much and they spend too much for their own pleasure while others suffer…you are missing the point of the story. The money spent went to stores where the best products are sold. The products selected were made by companies that make the best products in their categories. The effort I made would not make the buddies as happy if they didn’t get the Best of Breed.
Is your business putting out the best product you can make? Is your customer service better than your competition? Are you putting in the best effort you can into your business? If you want success why not be the Best of Breed!
- Posted: 9 November 2009
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- Category: Business success
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