Henry Ford once called in an efficiency expert to examine how his company was running. The expert made a favorable report, but voiced reservations about one employee.

"It's that man down the corridor," he said. "Every time I go by his office, he's just sitting there with his feet on his desk. He's wasting your money."

"That man," replied Ford, "once had an idea that saved us millions of dollars. At the time, I believe his feet were planted right where they are now."

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