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Thursday, February 21, 2008
The Difference Between Focusing on Problems and Focusing on Solutions
[General]
Nagkaroon ka na ba ng ballpen na nagtatae? May kaklase ako noong elementary na nag-ubos ng isang bagong notebook kakapunas sa nagtatae n'yang ballpen. Hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi n'ya naisip na ihagis na lang 'yung ballpen sa basurahan. - Bob Ong
check these cases out, which I read somewhere...
One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soapbox, which happened in one of Japan 's biggest cosmetics companies.
The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soapbox that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soapbox went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem.
Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soapboxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent a whoopee amount to do so.
But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed with the same problem, he did not get into complications of X-rays, etc., but instead came out with another solution.
He bought a strong industrial electric fan and pointed it at the assembly line. He switched the fan on, and as each soapbox passed the fan, it simply blew the empty boxes out of the line.
and here is another one...
When NASA began the launch of astronauts into space, they found out that
the pens wouldn't work at zero gravity (ink won't flow down to the writing surface).
In order to solve this problem, they hired Andersen Consulting (Accenture today).
It took them one decade and 12 million dollars. They developed a pen that worked at
zero gravity, upside down, under water, in practically any surface including crystal
and in a temperature range from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
The Russians, well, they used a pencil...
moral lesson? mongol rocks!! uyeah! \m/ --jhemsky
Posted by jhemsky san pedro @ 02:55:53 pm
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Taking for granted the blessings we receive
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The Ultimate Car Story
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many month he had admired the beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him it was he wanted.
As graduation day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. And finally, on the morning of his graduation,his father called him into his private room.
HIs father told him how proud he was to have a such fine son,and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but somehow disappointed, the young man opened the box a lovely,leather-bound Bible, with the young's man name embrossed in gold.Angrily,he raised his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible?" and stormed out of the house,leaving the Bible.
Many years passed and the young man is very successful in his bussiness. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family,but realized that his father is very old, and thought of perhaps he should go home. He had not seen him seen that graduation day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father passed away and willed his belongings to his son.He needed to come home immediately and take care of things. When he arrived at his father's house sudden sadness and regrets filled his heart.
He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. His father had carefully underlined a verse Matt. 7:11, "And if ye, being evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father which is in heaven,give to those who ask HIm?" as he read those words, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible.
It had a tag with the dealer's name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation..and the words...PAID IN FULL.
How many times do we miss God's blessings beacause they are not packaged as we expected?
I hope you enjoyed this.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once the things you only hoped for.
IF YOUR GIFTS ARE NOT PACKED THE WAY YOU WANT IT, IT 'S BECAUSE IT IS BETTER PACKED THAT WAY! ALWAYS APPRECIATE LITTLE THINGS; THEY USUALLY LEAD YOU TO ATTACHMENTS!
Posted by janine albalate @ 10:44:27 pm
Monday, March 26, 2007
Who to Value
[General]
A story tells that two FRIENDS were walking through the DESERT.
During some point the journey they had an ARGUMENT, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.
The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything,WROTE in the SAND
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND, SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.
They kept walking until they found an oasis,where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning,but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he WROTE on a STONE:
TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SAVED MY LIFE.
The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend ask him,
"AFTER I HURT YOU, YOU WROTE IN THE SAND AND NOW, YOU WRITE ON A SONE.. WHY?"
The other friend replied
" WHEN SOMEONE HURTS US WE SHOULD WRITE IT DOWN IN SAND WHERE WINDS OF FORGIVENESS CAN ERASE IT AWAY. BUT, WHEN SOME ONE DOES SOMETHING GOOD FOR US, WE MUST ENGRAVE IT IN STONE WHERE NO WIND CAN EVER ERASE IT."
Learn to WRITE your HURTS in the SAND and CRAVE yourBENEFITS in STONE.
They say it takes a MINUTE to find a SPECIAL PERSON, an HOUR to APPRECIATE them, a DAY to LOVE them, but them an ENTIRE LIFE to FORGET them.
do not VALUE the THINGS you have in your LIFE, but VALUE WHO you have IN your LIFE.. ☺
Posted by butch dela cruz @ 02:35:55 pm
Friday, March 23, 2007
FIVE CORPORATE LESSONS
[Life]
FIVE CORPORATE LESSONS
Corporate Lesson 1
A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up
her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in
a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands
Bob, the next door neighbour. Before she says a word, Bob says, "I'll
give you $800 to drop that towel." After thinking for a moment, the
woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few
seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back
up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she gets to the bathroom,
her husband asks, "Who was that?" "It was Bob the next door
neighbour," she replies. "Great!" the husband says, "Did he say
anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to
credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a
position to prevent avoidable exposure.
Corporate Lesson 2
A priest offered a lift to a Nun. She got in and crossed her legs,
forcing her gown to reveal a leg. The priest nearly had an accident.
After controlling the car, he stealthily slid his hand up her leg. The
nun said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest removed his hand.
But, changing gears, he let his hand slide up her leg again. The nun
once again said, "Father, remember Psalm 129?" The priest apologized
"Sorry sister but the flesh is weak." Arriving at the convent, the nun
went on her way. On his arrival at the church, the priest rushed to
look up Psalm 129. It said, "Go forth and seek, further up, you will
find
glory."
Moral of the story: If you are not well informed in your job, you
might miss a great opportunity.
Corporate Lesson 3
A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to
lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie
comes out. The Genie says, "I'll give each of you just one wish." "Me
first! Me first!" says the admin. clerk. "I want to be in the Bahamas,
driving a speedboat,without a care in the world." Poof! She's gone.
"Me next! Me next!" says the sales rep. "I want to be in Hawaii,
relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of
Pina Coladas and the love of my life." Poof! He's gone. "OK, you're
up," the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, "I want those
two back in the office after lunch."
Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.
Corporate Lesson 4
A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked
him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow
answered: "Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the
crow, and rested. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.
Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be
sitting very high up.
Corporate Lesson 5
A turkey was chatting with a bull. "I would love to be able to get
to the top of that tree," sighed the turkey, but I haven't got the
energy. "Well, why don't you nibble on my droppings?" replied the
bull. "They're packed with nutrients." The turkey pecked at a lump of
dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest
branch of the tree. Thenext day, after eating some more dung, he
reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was
proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a
farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.
Moral of the story: Bad things might get you to the top, but it won't
keep you there
Posted by jhemsky san pedro @ 03:01:24 pm
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