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Old 04-11-2006, 03:44 PM
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Default Keep it Simple Theory

LEARN SOMETHING OUT OF THIS. TO LEARN WE HAVE TO READ THIS.

SO READ....

FOCUS ON PROBLEMS VS. FOCUS ON SOLUTION

1) When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (Ink won't flow down to the writing surface) In order to solve this problem, it took them one decade and $12 million. They developed a pen that worked at zero gravity,upside down, underwater, in practically any surface including crystal and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.

And what did Russians do........................................??

The Russians used a Pencil!!!

2) One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese Management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty.Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty.

Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so. But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution.

He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soap box passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.

Moral of the story:

Keep It Simple.

Always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem.
Learn to focus on solutions not on problems.

"If you look at what you do not have in life, you don't have anything"
"If you look at what you have in life, you have everything"

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Shiju Mathai
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Old 04-11-2006, 04:53 PM
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good post... I request all HR Gurus to add more case studies in this forum.

This is very highly appreciable post.

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Old 04-11-2006, 05:20 PM
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Good Job..

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Old 04-11-2006, 07:10 PM
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Very Nice..Realy simplicity is the BEST way to solve anything..Can you help me in a matter..I need a Grievance Format so that i can replace the long letter from the senders..I am a HR Executive in a construction company..

With Best Wishes,

Amit Kumar
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Old 06-11-2006, 10:46 AM
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wonderful story i would like to add one more to it
A man went to a fedral bank in Fremont and asked for a loan of $100, the collatral security he gave was his BMW car the bank agreed to give the loan atan interest of 10%, after an year man returned back and paid the pricipal amount and the interest, the bank manager was inquistive and asked him what on earth inspired you to take loan of mere $100 agaist such an expensive car, the man smiled back and replied Actually Sir i was out of country for a year and where in fremont could i find a perfect car parking space at the rate of $10 a year!
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Old 06-11-2006, 11:44 AM
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Hi,
Excellent posting!!!!

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Old 06-11-2006, 06:27 PM
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NIce story siksha,

its a matter of weighing the existent options, and smartly selecting the best and the most productive one.........


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Shiju

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