Team Work

This is another presentation, of course power point one, on team work. This is all about an old story with new twists. Nice one to be shared among all your office colleagues. If required, the HR person should call on all the employees and present this. Nice one. If you have sound option in your Pc, please reduce the volume!

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Story # 6 of the sequence

Lesson # 6

A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him.

As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he 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.

Moral of the story:

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  Not everyone who ****'s on you is your enemy
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  Not everyone who gets you out of **** is your friend
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  And when you're in deep ****, it's best to keep your mouth shut!

Moral Story # 5 of the sequence

Lesson 5

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 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 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, the turkey was proudly perched at the top of the tree. He was promptly spotted by a farmer, who shot him out of the tree.

Moral of the story: Bull**** might get you to the top, but it won't keep you there

Lesson # 4 of the moral Stories sequence

Lesson # 4:

An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing.


A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing?"


The eagle answered: "Sure, why not."


So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the eagle and rested.


All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very, very high up

Lesson # 3 of the sequence

Lesson # 3:


A sales representative, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out.


The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish." "Let me be first! Me first!" says the admin clerk.


"I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world." Puff! She's gone.


"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Puff! He's gone.


"OK, you're up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those two back in the office after lunch."


Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say

Sequence of Moral Stories blended with humor

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Babu, the next-door neighbor. Before she says a word, Babu says, "I'll give you Rs 8000 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of him. After a few seconds, he hands her Rs 8000 and leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Babu the next door neighbor," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "did he say anything about the Rs 8000 he owes me?"

Moral: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure

No Pain No Gain

There was a man who wanted to become very rich. He was a whiner who always complained that despite all his efforts, he was not rewarded and luck had not favored him. He blamed all successful personnel as destiny favored them blah blah and blah!

Instead of hard work, he relied on instant success. He was a true follower of God and believed in Him very much. He used to pray the God day-in and day-out as to make him rich by having him strike the first prize in the local lottery tickets.

Years went by but the man had never won a lottery. At last, he died and he was taken to God.He complained to God, “I have remained a true Bhakt to you and I kept on praying you till my last breathe. All I wanted is to make me rich by making me win a lottery prize. You could not do this to me?”

The God replied, “I would have made you win one but you did not even buy a lottery ticket!”

Moral: Even for a miracle to help you, you should put in some efforts. Put in your efforts and do your best. God will take care of the rest!

“Aho Siddharthathaa Tesham Esham Santiha Panaya, Atha Yesham Punah Paani Deva dattau Dasha Unglii” meaning… “Those who have two hands, are born with the capability to realize success, because they are born with the divine blessing of hands with ten fingers”

A tamil kavita says, "verunkai enbadu madattanam - pattu viralgale mooladhanam" empty hands is nothing but 10 fingers are your investment.

“Na Paani Laabhadhiko Labha Kaschama Vidyate…” There is no greater gain than gain of hands”

Let us use our hands to create useful and Excellent contributions.

Practice - Perseverance - Excellence

Dronacharya, the renowned Guru with all his disciples was strolling in a forest. He took them away as to test their skill in archery and to teach them hunting.All of a sudden, a wild dog started chasing them barking.

The barking of the dog was irritating and disturbing the concentration of all his disciples including Arjuna the great. Arjuna is the example of Excellence; his concentration is well known to all of us. He is so skilled that terming him "Ambidextrous" is not an exaggeration. Arjuna, irritated by the dog's barking, decided to kill that one.

While he was about to take his bow and arrow, an array of arrows rained and bound the mouth of the dog. Now the dog neither could bark nor bite some one. Everybody around was stunned, shocked at this act. Who could be such a master of excellence?

Then came Ekalvya and bowed before Drona. Drona asked him who he was and who was his teacher. Ekalvya after his introduction replied that Drona was his teacher. Ekalvya then explained, "After you refused to teach me archery, i came back with increased determination and a picture of you in my mind. I made a statue of your face, kept in front of me and practiced. I practiced, practiced and practiced. Day and night i practiced. Then i practiced with perseverance. As i learnt i am about to reach a high degree of skill, i worked for precision. Just not more Just not less. Thus i achieved perfection."

Ekalvya's words are wisdom indeed. Practice is the way to perfection, which is excellence. Great perseverance is essential. The road to Excellence is hard, tough and is a great challenge. Precision is the micro aspect of Excellence. Practice is the macro aspect of Excellence. So, path to Excellence is practice-perseverance-precision-perfection. Inspired perspiration is the cause for perfection.

A Blog on KISS? that too, from me?

One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap case, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap case that was empty.

Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged cases of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap case 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 cases 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, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc but instead came out with another solution. He bought 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.

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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

And what did Russians do.....................?? The Russians used a Pencil!!!
Moral of the story: KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) i.e. always look for simple solutions. Devise the simplest possible solution that solves the problem :-)

Moral: Learn to focus on solutions not on problems

Get Motivated

Once live a construction labor who spent almost his life on constructing buildings after buildings.

He started his career there at a very tender age of 10 and carried on till he thought he should hang on his boots at the age of 65.

His skills, of course, all gained by practical experience, were tremendous that at times, even the Engineers would consult him during projects. He commanded respect from every corner of the working environment.

However, one thing nagged him badly that he was not paid well or he was not paid as compared to the novice engineers recruited by the construction company. In fact, the engineers were raw and this man was giving them the real tips! Our friend thought that he deserved more and this very thought threw all spokes on his job!

He pondered and pondered and decided that he would call quits. Enough is enough, i cant bear it any more and i am leaving, he thought. He went to the director and expressed his decision. The Director cooly replied, "Ok, i dont want to lose to you but you deserve this. all i request you to build a new house by yourself and then you can leave!"

The man obliged. He started constructing the new house by himself. No engineers supported him. However, the man had problems and also he was not motivated fully. His prime aim was to leave the organization and he did not heed much interest in the new project. He hurriedly finished the project and met the director.

The director said, "Thats fine! you finished in record time. Now take this key! this house is all yours!"

Moral: "Dont get demotivated while on the job. you may not know what will happen!"

Look with your own eyes

Once live an old man who had difficulty with his vision. He visited a doctor who told him that his eyes need replacement.

The old man refused and replied, "Doctor, i have a wife, 4 sons and 4 daughters-in-law. So this put together 9 pairs of eyes. When i have 9 such pairs why should i replace my eyes?"

The doctor obliged.

This went on well till one day suddenly their house caught fire. All those with eyes who could see the fire escaped. As per the nature of law, they tried to protect themselves first. However, by the time the old man realized that his house is under fire, the fire has spread all over.

All those who came out now screamed stating that their beloved old man is still inside and some one has to help him out. But none had the guts to enter the house with fire and save him.

The old man in search of a door, ran from one place to another but got hit against the walls. Alas! he died.

This shows that only eyes of your own will come to your rescue whenever there is an emergency.

Moral: One can listen to n number of suggestions but the decision has to be yours.

A story of 4 Wives

There was a rich merchant who had 4 wives.

He loved the 4th wife the most. He adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies.

He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant is always in great fear that she might run away with some other men.

He loved his 2nd wife too. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was about to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have 4 wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!"

Thus, he asked the 4th wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No way!" replied the 4th wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart.

The sad merchant then asked the 3rd wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"No!" replied the 3rd wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!"

The merchant's heart sank and turned cold.He then asked the 2nd wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?"

"I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the 2nd wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave."

The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated.Then a voice called out: "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go."

The merchant looked up and there was his 1st wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!”

Actually we all have 4 wives in our lives!

4th wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die

3rd wife is our possessions, wealth and status. When we die, they all go to others

2nd wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave

1st wife is in fact our soul. It is often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth and sensual pleasure.

It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament.

A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle

A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All, that is, except one little boy who stumbled on the asphalt, tumbled over a couple of times, and began to cry. The other eight heard the boy cry. They slowed down and looked back.

Then they all turned around and every one of them went back. One girl with Down's syndrome bent down and kissed him and said, "This will make it better."

Then all nine linked arms and walked together to the finish line. Everyone in the stadium stood, the cheering went on for several minutes. People who were there are still telling the Story,,,. Why? Because deep down we know this one thing:

What matters in this life is more than winning for us.
What matters in this life is helping others win, even if it means slowing down and changing our course.

"A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle!

What is experience?

Once a successful Business tycoon was answering a press-conference on his success.

One of the young journalists asked enthusiastically, "Sir, what is the secret of your success?"

The businessman replied, "I took right decisions on right time"

The journalist not satisfied with the answer asked, "How is that you took right decisions at right time?"

The business man answered, "This comes by experience!"

The journalist not to be outdone asked, "how did you gain that?"

The businessman replied, "By taking wrong decisions at wrong time!"

Making mistakes is common. One who learns from the mistakes (not to repeat them) become successful. Learning is Experience!

Everyone is significant!

It was the final year in an MBA school and the professor gave the students a pop quiz. All of the students were conscientious and had breezed through the questions, until they read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. All of the students had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would they knew her name? Almost all of the students handed in their paper, leaving the last question blank.

Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello'. Respect each and every individual"

This is an important lesson for those who aspire to be on the top post of an organization!

The one you feed

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego".

"The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."

The grand son thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Story of an Ant & a Grasshopper..

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.

We all are aware of this old Story and the moral of "Think in advance and plan your life"

Now goes the modern version....

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

NDTV, Star News, Aajtak, Tej, Headlines, show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Arundhati Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.

Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticizes the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance).

Indian Television channels conduct SMS survey on who is right and Ant wins with huge margin.

Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for Bharat Bandh in West Bengal wuth Kerala demanding a Judicial Enquiry.

CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and Grasshoppers.

Laloo Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the Grasshopper Rath.

Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' or POTAGA, with effect from the beginning of the winter.

Arjun Singh sets up Special Reservation for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & Government Services.

The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, has his home confiscated by the Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by TV News Channels and the media.

Arundhati Roy calls it A Triumph of Justice.

Lalu calls it Socialistic Justice .

CPM calls it the Revolutionary Resurgence of the Downtrodden.

Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly .

Many years later...

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multibillion dollar company in Silicon Valley .

Hundreds of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India ..

As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the Grasshoppers, India is still a developing country!

This is not a story just to read and laugh. Please ponder over this. We all are, one of the reasons for this status to be present here. We simply read, laugh or comment and simply do not bother about this. We have a tool with us but we are not ready to use. We are not ready to spend even a single day in protest of what we feel is not right. Then, how can we change this? Please think about it !!!!