A lion is basking in the sun when a fox comes along, looking upset. “What’s wrong?” asks the friendly lion. “My watch is broken”, replies the upset fox. “Give it to me; I’ll fix it for you”, says the lion.“How can you fix it?” replies the incredulous fox. “Your paws and claws are too big for such a delicate job”.
“You’ll see”, replies the friendly lion, as he takes the watch into his cave. A few minutes later, the lion emerges with a fixed watch and hands it back to the fox. The impressed fox walks off and the lion continues lazing in the sun.
Then a bear passes, looking down in the dumps. “What’s up?” enquires the lion.
The bear says his phone has broken and he’s going to have to get a new one.“Give it to me; I’ll fix it”, says the friendly lion.The bear is puzzled. “How can you do that? Your paws will crush my small phone!”
“You’ll see” replies the lion, and takes the phone into his cave.
He returns a few minutes later with a fixed phone and hands it to the surprised bear. The bear says thanks and walks away. The lion sits contentedly in the sun. A little bird has been observing all this. He flies into the lion’s cave and observes.
There, sitting and looking very pleased with themselves, are five intelligent looking rabbits, with precision instruments and complicated tools. A contented lion is relaxing in the corner.
The morale?
If you want to know why a manager is successful, look at his subordinates.
The Lesson?
If you want to know why someone is promoted, look at his subordinates.
