A little story for you to enjoy and some questions afterwards:
A little bird got lost while flying and ended up flying over the north pole. The air was so cold that the little bird got all cold and crashed into the ground. Shivering of the cold, the little bird uttered weak chirps every now and then, hoping someone would come and rescue him.
A polar bear was nearby and heard the chirps of the little bird. Curious as he was he looked where the sound was coming from and found the little bird, all blue of the cold and shivering. The bear felt sorry for the little bird and wanted to help him. So he turned around, squatted and took a massive dump on the bird.
This startled the bird, now he was all covered in shit. What did this bear do!?
But then the warmth of the shit was slowly warming up the little bird, and he felt happier as his blood started to flow again. To show this he started to chirps some more and even sang an enthusiastic song.
Satisfied with helping out, the polar bear took off. The little bird was happy with the warmth and continued chirping and singing.
This was noticed by a polar fox who was nearby. Curious as he was he followed the sounds and found this little bird in a big pile of shit.
Now that was a funny and sorry sight, and the fox took the bird out of the pile of shit and washed him in some water to really clean him up. As soon as the bird was all warm and clean again, the fox ate him.
The morals of the story?
1) Someone who puts you in shit, isn’t necessarily an enemy.
2) Someone who takes you out of shit, isn’t necessarily a friend.
3) When you are in shit…please shut up!
Are there management lessons in this story? Hardly, yet my experience is that a lot of people recognize this in the organization they work for, or know friends that are in similar situations.
Do you recognize this behavior? Please share your story.
Is something missing in the organization that makes people do this?
What do you think is needed to stop it?
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