Management Story

Story # 1 

It’s
a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave,
lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk. 

Fox: "Do  you know the time, because my watch is broken." 
Lion: "Oh, I can  easily fix the watch for you." 
Fox: "Hmm… But it’s a very   complicated mechanism, and your big claws will only destroy it  even more." 
Lion: "Oh no, give it to me, and it will be  fixed." 
Fox: "That’s ridiculous! Any fool  knows that lazy lions  with great claws cannot fix complicated watches." 
Lion: "Sure  they do, give it to me and it will be fixed." 

The
lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the
watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion
continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.

Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch  the  lazy lion in the sun. 

Wolf: "Can I come and watch  TV tonight with you, because mine is broken."
Lion: "Oh, I  can easily fix your TV for you." 
Wolf:
"You don’t expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way
that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV." 
Lion: "No  problem. Do you want to  try it?"   

The
lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly
fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.      
   

Scene  : 
Inside
the lion’s cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent
looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very
detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very
pleased with himself.

Moral of the story  : 
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A   MANAGER IS FAMOUS; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

   
   
Story # 2  

It’s
a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his
burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a
walk.

Fox: "What are you working  on?" 
Rabbit: "My thesis." 
Fox: "Hmm… What is it  about?" 
Rabbit: "Oh, I’m writing about how  rabbits eat  foxes." 

Fox: "That’s  ridiculous ! Any fool  knows that rabbits don’t eat foxes!" 
Rabbit: "Come with me and I’ll  show  you!"   

They
both disappear into the rabbit’s burrow. After few minutes, gnawing on
a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.

Soon a wolf comes along and  stops to watch the hardworking rabbit. 

Wolf: "What’s that you are writing?"   
Rabbit: "I’m doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves."   
Wolf: "you don’t expect to get such  rubbish  published, do you?"
Rabbit: "No problem. Do you  want to see why?" 

The
rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow and again the rabbit returns by
himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing. 

Finally a bear comes along and asks, "What  are you  doing? 
Rabbit: "I’m doing a thesis on  how rabbits eat bears." 
Bear: "Well that’s  absurd!" 
Rabbit: "Come  into my home and I’ll show  you" 
   

Scene  :
As they enter the burrow, the  rabbit introduces the bear to the lion. 
   

Moral of the story :   
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR  THESIS TOPIC IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHOM YOU HAVE AS A  SUPERVISOR. 
   
   

Management Lesson
In the context of the working world:   
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW BAD YOUR  PERFORMANCE IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOUR BOSS LIKES YOU OR   NOT. 

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