"Mr. Walgreen would say, 'OK, guys, I've pretty much heard it all,' and he'd sum up everything that everyone said in a meeting in just a few words. Then he'd come to a decision and give us the 'whys.' Once it was done, he backed out of it and didn't try to micromanage," Rein said. "By and large, he let the advertising, marketing and drugstore operations people run the business."