The Man Who Sharpened Stones: A Fable of Continuous Improvement

Author:   Steve Aldridge
Publisher:   Aldridge Performance Advisory LLC
ISBN:  

9798995984511


Pages:   62
Publication Date:   20 May 2026
Format:   Paperback
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The Man Who Sharpened Stones: A Fable of Continuous Improvement


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Ray is forty-three years old, and by every reasonable measure, he is a success. His consulting firm, built from a single rented office over fifteen years, is respected and profitable. His clients trust him. His wife loves him. His reputation is solid. And yet something is wrong - or rather, something is missing. A restlessness he cannot name. A set of problems that return, season after season, wearing different faces but carrying the same root cause. A quiet voice that says: good is not the same as better. In the tradition of The Go-Giver and Who Moved My Cheese?, The Man Who Sharpened Stones is a modern business fable set in the city of Prescott, where Ray's journey toward continuous improvement unfolds through five memorable friends and advisers - each one pushing him in a different direction - a devoted wife who keeps him grounded, and a retired consultant named Nona who has a gift for asking exactly the question he has been avoiding. Part story, part practical wisdom, The Man Who Sharpened Stones explores the power of asking why, the discipline of honest self-examination, and the surprising discovery that real success is not a place you arrive. It is a direction you choose - every ordinary day, when nothing forces you to. Written for the established professional who has already built something good and is ready to ask what it could become.

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Author:   Steve Aldridge
Publisher:   Aldridge Performance Advisory LLC
Imprint:   Aldridge Performance Advisory LLC
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 19.80cm
Weight:   0.068kg
ISBN:  

9798995984511


Pages:   62
Publication Date:   20 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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