While attending a panel session at a bank president’s convention, I once heard a panelist tell the group that he doesn’t train people because he’s afraid they might leave.

Here’s a scarier thought: What if they stay?

Kids come up with the wildest stories to explain why they are late, why they didn’t finish homework, and why they can’t come to school. It’s cute when they do it.

It’s not so cute when adults do it.