Parhaps you have heard of the old saying that in the construction business it is not uncommon to see one guy digging a hole and three guys standing around watching him do it.  Well, I have been a witness to this everyday out of my window here at work for the past couple of months.  See, right across the parking lot from our office building, there is a huge construction project going on that is going to add several high-rise office buildings and an outdoor mall-type center to wonderfully block the open view I currently have.  While it will be good to see the new development completed and have a couple of more dining options close by, the noise and view has been distracting.  But it was something that caught my eye the other day that got me thinking about productivity...

See, I am not a construction expert by any stretch of the imagination.  I have no idea why they moved that one pile of dirt six times and now it is back where it started a month ago.  I also don't understand why those big beams need to be nailed into the ground during prime phone time, but I trust they know what they are doing.  After all, I sit in an office building that was constructed by teams like those out my window.  But what I do understand is that I have seen a lot of guys standing around watching another dig a big hole and then fill it in with dirt.  So the other day I was thinking that if we handled our recruiting efforts that way, three of us would be let go!