I dreamt that I was invited to join the management board of an old and large company that was going through a turbulent period. I think it was either in the States or Canada. My job was to devise a system of business performance indicators, which would help the company steer its way through difficult times. I have already done such things for other companies, and my skill was highly valued. I remember that I was sitting at my first board meeting, where a number of directors were ready to jump ship. They thought everything was lost already. I did not understand the situation very well, if at all. I watched everyone in the room intently but silently. By the time I woke up, I had no idea where to start with my task. I knew I would have to go through the tedium of becoming acquainted with the company’s books, but I still looked forward to the challenge. Deep in my stomach I felt the company would pull out. All I had to do was come up with a few clever tricks of making the other directors realize that the turbulence was not as dire as they feared.