Common sense does not come automatically with position or power. So don't expect people in a position of authority to have it.

And don't assume anyone has any common sense at all... or manners! Common sense is anything but 'common'.

It's rare.

One of my favorite books that teaches how powerful common sense is in business is titled, "Obvious Adams" written by Robert Updegraff. You can still find it being published today by the Updegraff family. Search for this book on www.Amazon.com

Originally published in 1916 it's the story of a plain, unassuming man who had an un-common trait: He could spot the "obvious" and most profitable thing to do in almost every business situation. That's just another way of saying, he had "un-common" common sense!