lessons learnt from a car devoid of fuel
since this is online journal... i am thinking why not get a little introspective and post something really cool .. so heer it goes .. yipee my first real post
so this story took place yesterday evening when my car( a small rasberry red colour zen , whihc i absolutely adore ) ran out of fuel , about 1/3rds the way on a bridge . and i was stuck looking for a bunch of people to push my car beyond the apogee , primarily because their was a petrol bunk to my rescue on the other side.
this exercise which took a little over an hour taught me that there are 3 ways one get out of a sticky situation
a. one could be saved by people who are benefited by the good deed .. but this only lasts till the benefactors benefit .. for instance as i was blocking a few burly truckers they jumped out in the name of helping a poor soul to push it a little further .. but only such that there trucks could come out .. beyond that , the hapless soul was left desrted and in a dilemna to find his own means.
b. the second option is to buy your way out of sheer monetary power .. this i could have implemented as i was suitable loaded being payed my generous stipend ( heheheheh "wicked smile").. but i wanted to avoid this , as i am an aspiring student to insead , fountainblea , and wanted to disply all such management characteristics.
so we come to the thrid option ..
c. which was convince people to assist you in a manner that they see their own advantage in this without bribes etc . .. displaying a fine degree of problem solving and managaement skills ...
this i imlplemented by going to the petrol bunk on the opposite bunk to convince the chap to come to walk a distance and help me push beyond the crest of the bridge .. whihc took a good 15- 20 mins .. even a simple task as pushing a vehicle enables a person to display any such leadership skills which he may intrinsically posses or which may be developed due to a course/degree etc .
hence we see management is in every walk of life and better managers usually have better life
so this story took place yesterday evening when my car( a small rasberry red colour zen , whihc i absolutely adore ) ran out of fuel , about 1/3rds the way on a bridge . and i was stuck looking for a bunch of people to push my car beyond the apogee , primarily because their was a petrol bunk to my rescue on the other side.
this exercise which took a little over an hour taught me that there are 3 ways one get out of a sticky situation
a. one could be saved by people who are benefited by the good deed .. but this only lasts till the benefactors benefit .. for instance as i was blocking a few burly truckers they jumped out in the name of helping a poor soul to push it a little further .. but only such that there trucks could come out .. beyond that , the hapless soul was left desrted and in a dilemna to find his own means.
b. the second option is to buy your way out of sheer monetary power .. this i could have implemented as i was suitable loaded being payed my generous stipend ( heheheheh "wicked smile").. but i wanted to avoid this , as i am an aspiring student to insead , fountainblea , and wanted to disply all such management characteristics.
so we come to the thrid option ..
c. which was convince people to assist you in a manner that they see their own advantage in this without bribes etc . .. displaying a fine degree of problem solving and managaement skills ...
this i imlplemented by going to the petrol bunk on the opposite bunk to convince the chap to come to walk a distance and help me push beyond the crest of the bridge .. whihc took a good 15- 20 mins .. even a simple task as pushing a vehicle enables a person to display any such leadership skills which he may intrinsically posses or which may be developed due to a course/degree etc .
hence we see management is in every walk of life and better managers usually have better life
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