Damn the Statistics

by Richard Pittman

Seven years ago I enjoyed a career in corporate finance with a Fortune 100 company that took me around the world, and a family life in southern California just blocks from the beach. But in the rough and tumble world of corporate politics, choice assignments and promotions went to others as I forgot meetings, confused crucial details, and stumbled through well-practiced presentations. Diane, my wife, saw the changes in me, but I ignored them and pushed ahead.