An ex-boss of mine once bragged about how he “overprepared” for everything he did. At the time, I saw his behavior as borderline obsessive—perhaps even counterproductive. However, my recent experience in our hypercompetitive U.S. economy has disabused me of that notion. In fact, (gasp!) the old boy was right! 
 
The more you put in on the front end of a business meeting, a sales presentation, report or other activity, the more you’re likely to profit from it in the long run, right? The same can be said of Clean ’07 (June 11-14). Preparation paves the way to ...