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...High-Level Campaign...
...adman attends "brainstorm sessions" instead of meetings; there, ideas are "pressure cooked," "housebroken," or merely "kicked around." And if no single idea is "bought"-that is, if nobody "gets any nourishment from it"-chances are a bunch of ideas will be "Burbanked," i.e., combined into a hybrid. At such high-level "spitballing sessions" it may be advisable to "pitch up a few mashie shots to see how close we are to the green." Then, having made sure that the scheme has sufficient "protein," i.e., is a good idea, the proper people can be "bulletined" and the deal "teamworked" through...
...excellent crop of section men last year. All were well informed, competent, and interested in students. They balanced discussion and lectures evenly. Schmaiz was tops. Bober was criticized for picking on students. Turner was excellent, presenting some new material. Miss Davidson was good, but had a demanding, high-level approach. Miss Meyer was excellent, but sometimes too obvious, and was a hard marker...
...excellent crop of section men last year. All were well informed, competent, and interested in students. They balanced discussion and lectures evenly. Schmaiz was tops. Bober was criticized for picking on students. Turner was excellent, presenting some new material. Miss Davidson was good, but had a demanding, high-level approach. Miss Meyer was excellent, but sometimes too obvious, and was a hard marker...
...next problem is to free his mind for "truly High-Level thinking," which requires an escape from office routine. "At 9:30, remark: 'Oh, J.B., anything you want from me before I take off?' 'Going out, Finch?' 'Yes, sir. Don't trust that survey at all. Think I'll get out and ring some doorbells ... get down to the grass roots.' 'Good boy, Finch.' " But on Finch's Saturday off when the boss drops by to pick up his golf clubs, Finch gets there a half hour before, rolls...