Bud thinks of his business processes as a circle. He even put his thoughts on a chart that everyone can see. The chart makes it clear that he sees each person adding an equally valuable part to the whole.

To him, Nicole Miller is not a top-down driven company. It is an ideas-driven company and all ideas can be valuable.

Topic for discussion: Where is Bud in the circle?

Answer: He definitly is the CEO and he is responsible for the success of the business. He is the one who takes on all of the headaches. He even said, "I get paid for taking Excedrin. I tell everybody, that I want to hear the bad news.

The good news will take care of itself.