My Next Phase
Chapter One
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RON'S HOMECOMING
Do you know someone like Ron, so devoted to his work that he finds
time for little else in life? For years his job was the center of
Ron's life. Yet after two decades as a production manager at an auto
parts factory, Ron made a surprise announcement at a company picnic:
he would retire at age sixty-two. "My wife and I have decided to
have some fun. We'll play golf, enjoy our leisure time, and relax."
Many in Ron's department didn't expect him to retire so soon. A
gregarious, outgoing manager, they saw him walk the production line
most days. He had a stated goal of speaking to everyone he
supervised. "Hands-on Ron," they called him, as he made a point of
knowing about every job-and of freely sharing that knowledge.
But sometimes Ron's energetic approach to supervision struck his
coworkers as overly directive. "I'll never forget the day Ron called
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