Management Stories

Story # 1

• It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a lion is sitting outside his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.
• Fox:Do you know the time, because my watch is broken
• Lion :Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you"
• Fox: Hmm... But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your big claws will only destroy it even more“ 
• Lion: Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed
• Fox: That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches
• Lion: Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed.
• The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the watch which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with himself.
• Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.
• Wolf: Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken
• Lion: Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you
• Wolf: You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV“ 
• Lion: No problem. Do you want to try it?
• The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.
• Scene : Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits who are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with himself.
• Moral :IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY A MANAGER IS FAMOUS; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.
• Management Lesson In the context of the working world :IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY SOMEONE UNDESERVED IS PROMOTED; LOOK AT THE WORK OF HIS SUBORDINATES.

Story # 2

• It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a walk.
• Fox: What are you working on?
• Rabbit: My thesis.
• Fox: Hmm... What is it about?
• Rabbit: Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes.
• Fox: That's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat foxes!
• Rabbit: Come with me and I'll show you!
• They both disappear into the rabbit's burrow. After few minutes, gnawing on a fox bone, the rabbit returns to his typewriter and resumes typing.Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the hardworking rabbit.
• Wolf: What's that you are writing?
• Rabbit: I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat wolves.
• Wolf: You don't expect to get such rubbish published, do you?
• Rabbit: No problem. Do you want to see why?
• The rabbit and the wolf go into the burrow and again the rabbit returns by himself, after a few minutes, and goes back to typing.
• Finally a bear comes along and asks, What are you doing?
• Rabbit: I'm doing a thesis on how rabbits eat bears.
• Bear: Well that's absurd ! 
• Rabbit: Come into my home and I'll show you
• Scene : As they enter the burrow, the rabbit introduces the bear to the lion. 
• Moral: IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SILLY YOUR THESIS TOPIC IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHOM YOU HAVE AS A SUPERVISOR.
• Management Lesson In the context of the working world:IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW BAD YOUR PERFORMANCE IS; WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER YOUR BOSS LIKES YOU OR NOT.

Compiled by:

Isha R Ganatra