Apartment Wars - Battle of the Bulge

Just when you think you're winning the battle, the enemy will counter attack. That's right, when they think your weak and vulnerable they will try to pierce your center and make a run straight for your supply lines!

It's crazy and if you're not diligent you can fall for their game. I love history and many times I associate historical events on the battlefield with everyday delimas in the business world.

Take the Battle of the Bulge in WWII for instance. Sometimes I feel like that American comander who, when surrounded by a suprise German offensive, replied to a surrender demand with just one word....NUTS!

Beautiful! That's what that is, B E A U T I F U L! What is it about that situation that I think is so perfect? Well, I'll tell you. The commander didn't lose his head. He stayed calm and unflinching, he felt in his gut that no was the right answer and he stuck with it.

Well we all know the story, he was rewarded. It was still a gut wrenching struggle but in the end his decision was vendicated as General Patton came charging through to stop the German assault!

NUTS! That is what I continue to say to those agents that come to me with the crazy, rediculous, overpriced deals. NUTS!

Oh trust me, there have been a few end runs and some faints left and right. Show me some numbers here, act like they understand my needs over there, but in the end they keep on coming. Back again with overpriced deals.

I don't need to change my tactics, you know why? Because I'm right. I am always vendicated, especially when I call their 'preferred' lender and the lender says; 'No, you're correct, we won't lend on that project at the price.' ah-ha! NUTS! LOL

So now I have a spy, someone on the inside who can feed me information and tell me what the enemies strategy is. Now I've infiltrated their camp and their next attack will not be suprise.

No, we've beaten back the suprise attack and we're even able to insert a spy into the enemies ranks. Next move, a slow and steady advance. Gathering the necessary information to create a successful final assault.

What might that information gathering task include? Stay tuned for the next session of Apartment Wars - Secret Agents