management lessons

[hoolahan, ASN, RN]

Most of you may have seen this, but I got it again in my e-mail, and it is too funny, and way too true!! Enjoy...

Management Lessons

> LESSON NUMBER ONE

> 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.

>

>

>

>

> LESSON NUMBER TWO

> A turkey was chatting with a bull. I would love to be able to get to

> the top

> of the 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 top of the tree. Soon

> he

> was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the

> tree...

> Management Lesson: Bullcrap might get you to the top, but it won't

> keep

> you there.

>

>

> LESSON NUMBER 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 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 Lesson:

> 1) Not everyone who craps on you is your enemy.

> 2) Not everyone who gets you out of crap is your friend

> 3) And, when you're in deep doo doo, keep your mouth shut

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[Janet Barclay]

I think I'll hang this one in our office!