4 Basic Management Lessons:
Lesson Number One -
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing
nothing all day. A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also
sit like you and do nothing all day
long?"
The crow answered: "Sure, why not."
So, the rabbit sat on the ground below
the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on
the rabbit and ate it.
Management Lesson:
To be sitting and doing nothing, you
must be sitting very, very high up.
Lesson Number Two -
A turkey was chatting with a bull.
"I would love to be able to get to
the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, "but I haven't
got the energy."
"Well, why don't you nibble on some of my droppings?" replied the bull. "They're packed with Nutrients."
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. Finally after a
fortnight, there he was proudly perched
at the top of the Tree. Soon he was promptly spotted by a farmer,
who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Management Lesson: Bullshit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there.
Lesson Number Three -
When the body was first made, all the
parts wanted to be Boss.
The brain said, "I should be Boss because
I control the whole body's responses and functions."
The feet said, "We should be Boss as we carry the brain about and get him to where he wants to go."
The hands said, "We should be the Boss because we do all the work and earn all the money."
And so it went on and 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.
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. Eventually they all decided that the
asshole should be the Boss, so the
motion was passed.
All the other parts did all the work while the Boss just sat and passed out the shit!
Management Lesson: You don't need brains to be a Boss - any asshole will do.
Lesson Number Four -
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. 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! He lay
there all warm and happy, and soon
began to sing for joy. 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 out and ate him!
What have we learned?
1) Not everyone who drops shit on you
is your enemy.
2) Not everyone who gets you out of
shit is your friend.
3) And when you're in deep shit, keep
your mouth shut!
END OF LESSONS