A manager in a large company noticed a new man one day and told him to come into his office.
\n\u201cWhat is your name?\u201d was the first thing the manager asked the new guy.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn,\u201d the new guy replied.<\/p>\n
The manager scowled, \u201cLook, I don\u2019t know what kind of a place you worked at before, but I don\u2019t call anyone by their first name! It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only \u2014 Smith, Jones, Baker \u2013that\u2019s all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?\u201d<\/p>\n
The new guy sighed and said, \u201cDarling. My name is John Darling.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
A new manager spends a week at his new office with the manager he is replacing.
\nOn the last day the departing manager tells him, \u201cI have left three numbered envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you encounter a crisis you can\u2019t solve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three months down the track there is major drama, everything goes wrong \u2013 the usual stuff \u2013 and the manager feels very threatened by it all.<\/p>\n
He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and opens the first envelope. The message inside says \u201cBlame your predecessor!\u201d<\/p>\n
He does this and gets off the hook.<\/p>\n
About half a year later, the company is experiencing a dip in sales, combined with serious product problems.<\/p>\n
The manager quickly opens the second envelope. The message read, \u201cReorganize!\u201d<\/p>\n
This he does, and the company quickly rebounds.<\/p>\n
Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens the third envelope.<\/p>\n
The message inside says \u201cPrepare three envelopes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
A guy is reading his paper when his wife walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head with a frying pan.
\nHe asks, \u201cWhat was that for?\u201d<\/p>\n
She says, \u201cI found a piece of paper in your pocket with \u2018Betty Sue\u2019 written on it\u2019<\/p>\n
He says, \u201cJeez, honey, remember last week when I went to the track? \u2018Betty Sue\u2019 was the name of the horse I went there to bet on.\u201d<\/p>\n
She shrugs and walks away. Three days later he\u2019s reading his paper when she walks up behind him and smacks him on the back of the head again with the frying pan.<\/p>\n
He asks, \u201cWhat was that for?\u201d<\/p>\n
She answers, \u201cYour horse called.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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