Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates is a novel by American author Mary Mapes Dodge, first published in 1865.
A short story within the novel has become well-known in its own right. Hans Brikner, the novel’s main character, notices that a dike protecting his country, the Netherlands, from flooding, leaks. He plugs the dike with his finger and stays there all night, despite the cold, until the villagers find him and repair the dike.
This story kept popping into my mind when I was firing one of the best heads of sales I’d ever had.
Read more in my fresh newsletter.
––
Do you have a comprehensive, working, and winning strategy? Find out by taking the most comprehensive strategy test, the Ultimate Strategy Checklist by Svyatoslav Biryulin. This checklist consists of 25 key questions and numerous additional ones. If you don’t have an answer to at least one of them, it might be worth refining your strategy. To get it for free, just subscribe to Svyatoslav’s free newsletter here. You will receive the link in the welcome email.
Leave a Reply