Dickeson--Throw Away the Crystal Ball

Don't berate yourself or your associates because your dream didn't pan out. Don't waste their time demanding they play the forecasting games. Don't send job standards (forecasts) to the production floor, or you'll have the troops laughing! If "actual" doesn't equal the "budget" column, it just shows that you can't forecast. (Exactly what I'm saying!) Simplify and concentrate on what's really important for survival of the business.