MANAGEMENT LESSONS

[Ivan]

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, "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.

[Ivan]

Lesson Number Two
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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.

[Ivan]

Lesson Number Three
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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.

[Ivan]

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. 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!

Management Lessons:
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!