TitleThe Many Colors of Peter Christian: A Lifetime of Lessons Learned in BusinessDescriptionYou can't be a good crayon without a good story.Show NotesYou can't be a good crayon without a good story."If you can get one person in one company, in one industry to see what somebody's doing in a different one related to themselves, that's always the difficult part as they go, well, you know, I had that even with crayons.Peter Christian is a retired industrial engineer and business consultant who has worked with over 300 companies in a variety of industries. He is also an adjunct faculty professor teaching project management, and is currently writing and publishing his third book.This is Peter Christian's story...In industrial engineering, Peter Christian learned about people and processes, which led him to a career in consulting. He worked with over 300 companies, teaching and helping them solve problems. After he retired, he began writing and speaking about his experiences. He now shares his stories and practical tips for others who need to take new action..In this episode, you will learn the following:1. The complexity of crayon manufacturing2. The importance of understanding and applying business concepts, rather than memorizing formulas3. The personal side of consulting, which is often more important than the technical sideResources:What About the Vermin Problemhttps://www.amazon.com/What-About-Vermin-Problem-Practices/dp/0578737558/ref=sr_1_1?crid=258WAV76AOLV7&keywords=what+about+the+vermin+problem%3F&qid=1654038047&s=books&sprefix=%2Cstripbooks%2C70&sr=1-1Influences and Influencershttps://www.amazon.com/Influences-Influencers-Relationships-Affect-Shape/dp/B08P1JNB71/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1E0CKKWUGL7RX&keywords=influences+and+influencers&qid=1654038127&s=books&sprefix=influences+and+influencers%2Cstripbooks%2C90&sr=1-1Chapter Summaries:undefined[00:00:00] - It's not simple to make a crayon. It was complicated because he had to work with a company that made thousands of different items and get them to people on time. Some industries don't make thousands of items. They make a couple of them or 100, and they think it's a big deal.[00:01:04] - . Peter Christian is a former engineer who retired at the end of 2018 and moved to Florida with his wife. Peter has written two books and is an adjunct professor at Alberni University teaching project management ”i can never stay in the line so I guess I was never cut something I had to do holding a garage I've read a lot of engineering documents and stuff it's a nice sedative the necessary output from an engineer for specific things is intense.[00:07:23] - Industrial engineering is a mix of business and engineering. It's not simple to make a crayon. He has worked with 320 or 340 companies in his lifetime. He used to work with a company that made thousands of different items and had to get them out to people all the time. As a business consultant, you have to teach people how to solve their problems and help them see the story in what they're trying to do. It's not the technical stuff. It's common sense stuff that's hard to teach in the business. It was funny when his son pointed out to him that 90% of what he was doing wasn't in the textbooks.[00:15:17] - In the new Top Gun movie, tom Cruise is teaching a new group of hot shots how to do the F 18. In his classes. He tries not to memorize all the formulas because he wants the students to understand the concept and then apply them.[00:18:19] - Mentoring and teaching is a good way...