From a young part-timer to a corporate vice president, the journey had many good times and personal triumphs, as well as rough situations and disappointments. But Buck feels he could have helped his companies and his employees be so much more successful if he had understood and practiced some of the basic leadership and management skills he learned later in his career. So here is a collection of his own, sometimes humerous, stories and events focussing on a few of those leadership and managerial opportunities. It's written for today's retail store and department managers and serves as an introduction to specific management techniques they can use in their day-to-day operations.