* Employee "A" in a company walked up to his manager and asked what my job is for the day?
* The manager took "A" to the bank of a river and asked him to cross the river and reach the other side of the bank.
* "A" completed this task successfully and reported back to the manager about the completion of the task assigned.
The manager smiled and said "GOOD JOB"
Next day Employee "B" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same
task as above to this person also.
*The Employee "B' before starting the task saw Employee "C" struggling in the river to reach the
other side of the bank. He realized "C" has the same task.
* Now "B" not only crossed the river but also helped "C" to cross the river.
* "B" reported back to the manager and the manager smiled and said "VERY GOOD JOB"
The following day Employee "Q" reported to the same manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned
the same task again.
*Employee "Q" before starting the work did some home work and realized "A", "B" & "C" all has done this task before.
He met them and understood how they performed.
*He realized that there is a need for a guide and training for doing this task.
* He sat first and wrote down the procedure for crossing the river, he documented the common mistakes people made,
and tricks to do the task efficiently and effortlessly.
* Using the methodology he had written down he crossed the river and reported back to the manager along with documented
procedure and training material.
* The manger said "Q" you have done an "EXCELLENT JOB".
The following day Employee "O' reported to the manager and asked him the job for the day. The manager assigned the same task again.
"O" studied the procedure written down by "Q" and sat and thought about the whole task.
He realized company is spending lot of money in getting this task completed.
He decided not to cross the river, but sat and designed and implemented a bridge across the river and went back
to his manager and said, "You no longer need to assign this task to any one".
The manager smiled and said "Outstanding job 'O'. I am very proud of you."
What is the difference between A, B, Q & O????????
Many a times in life we get tasks to be done at home, at office, at play., Most of us end up doing what is expected out of us.
Do we feel happy? Most probably yes. We would be often disappointed when the recognition is not meeting our expectation.
Let us compare ourselves with "B". Helping some one else the problem often improves our own skills. There is an old proverb
I do not know the author) "learn to teach and teach to learn". From a company point of view "B" has demonstrated much
better skills than "A" since one more task for the company is completed.
"Q" created knowledge base for the team. More often than not, we do the task assigned to us without checking history.
Learning from other's mistake is the best way to improve efficiency. This knowledge creation for the team is of
immense help. Re-usability reduces cost there by increases productivity of the team. "Q" demonstrated good
"team-player" skills,
Now to the outstanding person, "O" made the task irrelevant; he created a Permanent Asset to the team.
If you notice B, Q and O all have demonstrated "team performance" over an above individual performance; also they
have demonstrated a very invaluable characteristic known as "INITIATIVE".
Initiative pays of every where whether at work or at personal life. If you put initiative you will succeed. Initiative
is a continual process and it never ends. This is because this year's achievement is next year's task. You cannot
use the same success story every year.
The story provides an instance of performance, where as measurement needs to be spread across at least 6-12 months.
Consequently performance should be consistent and evenly spread.
Out-of-Box thinkers are always premium and that is what every one constantly looks out for. Initiative, Out-of-Box
thinking and commitment are the stepping stone to success.
Initiative should be life long. Think of out of the box.
Sk. Sabir
IT Admin/Coordinator
Lafarge India Pvt Limited
Infront of TRF Gate, Station Road Burmamines, Jamshedpur, Pin - 831007
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