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Moral of the story:

Eat or be eaten........the result is still the same............you will not
come out smelling of roses...................

SSDD


 
 
John Burke
 
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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 1:57 PM
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Subject: [TN] FW: Management lessons

Since Werner was willing to share technical insight to a few new members
of this forum, I thought I would offer a Management course a friend sent
me.

Dewey
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Lesson One: 
> 
> An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small >
rabbit 
> saw the eagle and asked him; "Can I also sit on my ass like you and do

> nothing?" The eagle answered; "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat > on

> 
> the ground below the eagle, and rested. Suddenly, a fox appeared, 
> jumped 
> on the rabbit and ate it. 
> 
> Management Lesson: 
> To sit on your ass and do nothing, you must be sitting very high up. 
> 
> 
> Lesson 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 manure droppings?" replied the bull. "They're 
> packed 
> with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of manure, found it 
> actually gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the 
> tree. 
> The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second >
branch. 
> 
> Finally after a fourth night, 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: 
> Bull Shit might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there. 
> 
> 
> Lesson Three: 
> 
> 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 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 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, promptly dug him out and ate him. 
> 
> Management Lessons Summary: 
> 
> 1) Not everyone who shits 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, it's best to keep your mouth shut! 
> 
> This ends your two-minute management course. 




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