A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago but I don't know where I am."
The man below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip even more."
The man below responded, "You must be in management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "You don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems."
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3The man below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip even more."
The man below responded, "You must be in management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "You don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems."
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One for the Managers
"The manager of a large corporation suffered a heart attack, and the doctor advised him to spend several weeks on a farm to relax. The man went to a farm, and after a couple of days, he became very bored. So, he asked the farmer to assign him some work.
The farmer instructed him to clean the manure from the cows. The farmer believed that for someone accustomed to a sedentary office job in the city, it would take over a week to complete the task. However, to his surprise, the manager finished the job in less than a day.
The following day, the farmer gave the manager a more challenging task: to slaughter 500 chickens. The farmer was certain that the manager would not be able to accomplish this job, but by the end of the day, it was completed.
The next morning, with most of the farm tasks finished, the farmer asked the manager to sort a bag of potatoes into two boxes: one for small potatoes and one for large potatoes. By day's end, the farmer noticed that the manager was sitting in front of the bag of potatoes, yet both boxes remained empty.
Perplexed, the farmer inquired, "How is it that you managed the difficult tasks in the initial days, yet now struggle with this simple one?"
The manager replied, "Throughout my career, I have been accustomed to making tough decisions and dealing with challenging situations. Now, you ask me to make simple choices."
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Jude
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"The manager of a large corporation suffered a heart attack, and the doctor advised him to spend several weeks on a farm to relax. The man went to a farm, and after a couple of days, he became very bored. So, he asked the farmer to assign him some work.
The farmer instructed him to clean the manure from the cows. The farmer believed that for someone accustomed to a sedentary office job in the city, it would take over a week to complete the task. However, to his surprise, the manager finished the job in less than a day.
The following day, the farmer gave the manager a more challenging task: to slaughter 500 chickens. The farmer was certain that the manager would not be able to accomplish this job, but by the end of the day, it was completed.
The next morning, with most of the farm tasks finished, the farmer asked the manager to sort a bag of potatoes into two boxes: one for small potatoes and one for large potatoes. By day's end, the farmer noticed that the manager was sitting in front of the bag of potatoes, yet both boxes remained empty.
Perplexed, the farmer inquired, "How is it that you managed the difficult tasks in the initial days, yet now struggle with this simple one?"
The manager replied, "Throughout my career, I have been accustomed to making tough decisions and dealing with challenging situations. Now, you ask me to make simple choices."
Regards,
Jude
From India, Bangalore
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