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smiled from West to East with pure sat-
isfaction.
And then!!!
Then came a little mouse. It did not
even have a name. It had been hired at
the last minute by Minister Rabbit who,
in spite of all his previous efforts had not
produced enough offspring to staff the
entire party.
The little mouse came peeping at the
king’s feet.
“Your Mmmmmajesty,” the little
mouse said.
“What is it?” said the king peevishly.
“Your Mmmmmajesty, there is noth-
ing to eat at this party!”
“What,” said the king. “Nothing to
eat??? Has nobody been hunting??? Is
there nobody who has hunted the game
for leg of zebra, roast of antelope, sirloin
of gnu, breast of quail, stew of wart hog,
prime rib of wildebeest, ...What should I
offer to my guests if there is nothing of
all this???”
The king was totally confused. He
shook his head so strongly that his pop
star braids got all tangled up.
Once more, the little mouse ventured
to talk.
“Majesty, the king of the beasts, the
king of the hunters... are you!”
King Lion could make a mistake but
he was not stupid.
He understood that he had tackled
quality
from the wrong end.
Procedures, administration, finances,
means of production, personnel, logis-
tics, the celebration, ...it was all to no
avail. He should have taken care of, first
and foremost, the core of his business.
For a lion, that is hunting and not all the
other hotchpotch.
King Lion left his guests where they
were and retired in the shadow of an aca-
cia tree. That is where you can find the
lion these days, when he is not hunting.
That is where he thinks of the
quality
of
his kingdom, the real
quality
which stems
from a total dedication to exceed con-
stantly all the standards in his core busi-
ness.
The End.
About the Author
Ward Roofthooft, Ph.D. was a former international marketing consultant at L’OREAL and
Janssen Pharmaceutica. Since 1989, his own company ERI-X offers consulting to several
Fortune 500 companies and UN agencies such as ITC of WTO/UNCTAD, ILO and UNDP.
Additionally, he lectures in MBA programmes in Europe, the Americas and Asia and is
author and co-author of books and articles on these subjects. Ward Roofthooft can be
reached at
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The Ontario Chapter is run exclusively by volunteers s it ep nds
on the critical contribution of individual members like
Ian Provis.
Ian has been a strong supporter and member of the Ontario
Chapter Board for only a few years, serving as Vice-President this
past year. However, in that short time, Ian has become a pillar of the
Ontario Chapter organization making significant contributions.
His passion, enthusiasm, energy and leadership exemplify the best
attributes of a FMI Volunteer. Ian holds a CPA, CA d sign tion
and brings to the Ontario Public Service significant private sector
experience including gaming, manufacturing and entertainment.
There’s never been a job too small, too big, too technical or too
heavy for Ian to take on. Ian’s done it all at one point or an
Whether it was finding speakers or presenting at an event himself,
or taking lead for all of the audio/visual technical demands of this
year’s
Public Sector Management Workshop (PSMW 2013)
in
Toro to, AS WELL AS, lining up all of the musical entertainment
for the various events, or almost single-handedly taking
responsibility for
PSMW’s first ever promotional CD featuring
Ontario musicians
, or just helping to share the transporting of
seemingly endless carloads of supplies for each and every event.
Ian is always there to lend a hand or an ear, offer a smile or a
suggestion and ge erally share the load. His will be a hard act
to follow! Sadly, Ian’s day-to-day job responsibilities necessitate
that he leaves the Board this year and he will be sorely missed.
As Manager of Accounting Policies in the Accounting Policy
and Financial Reporting Branch, Office of Provincial Controller
ivision, Ontario Ministry of Finance, a new demanding project
has him moving in different directions this year. The Ontario
Chapter wishes him all of the best.
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