I was in a big meeting with my boss yesterday, wherein I asked him a rather simple question, though I realized the answer might be a bit complex.<\/p>\n
He replied back for a minute or two, providing some background, sorting out various alternatives, being very thorough …<\/p>\n
… and he stopped, and smiled, and said, “Wow, that was a Dave answer.”<\/p>\n
I smiled. We’ve had this conversation before. “You mean long and rambling and full of options, but never really addressing the question?”<\/p>\n
“No, well, actually, your answers usually have a really good conclusion, and mine didn’t.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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