In 1989 I was working for Doubleday Publishing as a national account representative, when I had the privilege of meeting Max DePree. We were publishing his book “Leadership is an Art.” Max’s father D. J. De Pree was the founder of Herman Miller — the creator of fine furniture designed by American and International designers. In the 1920’s factories were not run by electric motors, but rather by a central pulley system and boilers fueled by a continuous supply of sawdust. The millwright was the man in charge of keeping the whole system running. The Poet at home During that period, the millwright died and Max’s father went to visit…