Jon,

Thank you for your post.  It spoke truth in both the analogy and the literal.  In our current economic climate I continue to hear executives dismissing the value of "low hanging fruit" or "small change".  The reality is that many of those small change solutions are worth millions in tangible revenue not to mention employee retention, customer loyalty etc.

I heard a great analogy years ago about a truck that got stuck on a mountain road trying to go through a tunnel.  It was blocking the road so there was no way for anyone else to pass.  A small child finally asked, "Why don't they take the air out of the tires?"  That suggestion worked.

Small change solutions are a way to take the air out of our own tires and change our current reality.  Love it!