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- @2{4 B A S I C M A N A G E M E N T L E S S O N S
- @3}by Chris Shelhorn
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- @4*2
- Lesson Number One
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- A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A small rabbit
- saw the crow, and asked him,@1 "Can I also sit like you and do nothing
- all day long?"
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- The crow answered: @3 "Sure, why not."
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- So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested.
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- All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
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- Management Lesson
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- To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high
- up.
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- Lesson Number Two
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- A turkey was chatting with a bull. @1 "I would love to be able to get
- to the top of that tree,"@5 sighed the turkey,@1 "but I haven't got the
- energy."
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- "Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?"@5 replied the
- bull. @3 "They're packed with Nutrients."
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- The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it actually gave
- him enough strength to reach the first branch of the tree. The next
- day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch.
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- Finally after a fortnight, there he was proudly perched at the top of
- the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out
- of the tree.
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- Management Lesson:
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- Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
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- *2 Lesson Number Three
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- When the body was first made, all the parts wanted to be Boss.
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- The brain said,@1 "I should be Boss because I control the whole body's
- responses and functions."
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- The feet said,@3 "We should be Boss as we carry the brain about and get
- him to where he wants to go."
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- The hands said,@7 "We should be the Boss because we do all the work and
- earn all the money."
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- And so it went on with the heart, the lungs and the eyes until
- finally the asshole spoke up. All the parts laughed at the idea of
- the asshole being the Boss.
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- So the asshole went on strike, blocked itself up and refused to work.
- Within a short time the eyes became crossed, the hands clenched, the
- feet twitched, the heart and lungs began to panic and the brain
- fevered.
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- Eventually they all decided that the asshole should be the Boss, so
- the motion was passed.
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- All the other parts did all the work while the Boss just sat and
- passed out the shit!
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- Management Lesson:
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- You don't need brains to be a Boss - any asshole will do.
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- Lesson Number Four
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- A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold, the
- bird froze and fell to the ground in a large field. While it was
- lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on it.
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- As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, it began to
- realize how warm it was. The dung was actually thawing him out!
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- He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy.
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- A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate.
- Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of
- cow dung, and promptly dug him outand ate him!
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- Management Lessons:
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- 1) Not everyone who drops shit on you is your enemy.
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- 2) Not everyone who gets you out of shit is your friend.
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- 3) And when you're in deep shit, keep your mouth shut.
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