Wagner's MBA Law of Duck Hunting. Working with some people is like taking Stevie Wonder duck hunting... It is a wonderful and interesting experience with a marvelous and talented person, which you enjoy thoroughly up to that random moment when you are accidentally "shot with both barrels at point blank range" so to speak and he "can't see how to give you life-saving first aid."

Wagner's MBA Law of Corn

Wagner's MBA Law of Corn: "Plant corn by Memorial Day and if it is higher than a crow's back by July 4th, you will have a good crop." -- my Grandfather, David Campbell Wagner.

Wagner's MBA Law of Overcoming Incompetent People

Wagner's MBA Law of Overcoming Incompetent People: Keep up the great work! Don't let anyone, no matter how incompetent they are, hinder you from the awesome work you do! Go team! (Oh, and if I'm the one hindering you... I sincerely apologize!)

Wagner's MBA Law of Human Resources Department Emergencies

Wagner's MBA Law of Human Resources Department Emergencies: Emergencies in the HR Department do not exist and they do not exist for the duration and magnitude to which the HR department insists that they do exist. That is, there is no such thing as an emergency in HR. All this talk about HR being absolutely critical to a company's operation is the exact opposite of realty. In sum, don't run to an HR emergency. There is no fire. ALWAYS walk...

Wagner's MBA Law of Smiling

Wagner's MBA Law of Smiling: Dr. Seuss-ically speaking: Up and down, turned-around, a smile is not far or even hard, just a frown turned upside down... smile emoticon Or Dr. Geometrically speaking: A symmetrical, convex, and hyperbolic arc with a high inflection point, when inverted by negating the data points along the ordinate, simply becomes a concave, hyperbolic arc with a low inflection point.

Wagner's MBA Law of Worry

Wagner's MBA Law of Worry: We often worry about the unlikely, impossible, or even imponderable. For example: "And how will we survive the zombie apocalypse, if they mutate and evolve...?"

Wagner's MBA Law of Changing the World

Wagner's MBA Law of Changing the World: First, change the world for the better and, then, sincerely apologize later... Asking for permission often builds opposition rather than consensus...