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 THE LION REPAIRMAN

##It's a fine sunny day in the forest, and a lion is sitting outside his cave, lying lazily in the sun. Along comes a fox, out on a walk.

Fox: "Do you know the time, because my watch is broken."
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix the watch for you."
Fox: "Hmm... But it's a very complicated mechanism, and your great claws will only destroy it even more."
Lion: "Oh no, give it to me, and it will be fixed."
Fox: "That's ridiculous! Any fool knows that lazy lions with great claws cannot fix complicated watches."
Lion: "Sure they do, give it to me and it will be fixed."

The lion disappears into his cave, and after a while he comes back with the watch, which is running perfectly. The fox is impressed, and the Lion continues to lie lazily in the sun, looking very pleased with him.

Soon a wolf comes along and stops to watch the lazy lion in the sun.

Wolf: "Can I come and watch TV tonight with you, because mine is broken."
Lion: "Oh, I can easily fix your TV for you."
Wolf: "You don't expect me to believe such rubbish, do you? There is no way that a lazy lion with big claws can fix a complicated TV."
Lion: "No problem. Do you want to try it?"

The lion goes into his cave, and after a while comes back with a perfectly fixed TV. The wolf goes away happily and amazed.

Inside the lion's cave. In one corner are half a dozen small and intelligent looking rabbits that are busily doing very complicated work with very detailed instruments. In the other corner lies a huge lion looking very pleased with him.

Moral: If we want to know why a supervisor is famous, look at the work of his subordinates.

In the context of the working world: If we want to know why someone undeserved is promoted, look at the work of his subordinates.

Lesson for Management Student: If your team is good, it doesn't matter whether you know anything or not, as long as you know how to boss around.

 Top Comment : Imran KHan   | 06 21 2008 07:26:04 +0000
This was a really nice story definetely worth remembering
 
24 comments on ""THE LION REPAIRMAN""
  Commented by  V.MUKUNTHAN, Manager-HR, SOUTHERN AGRO ENGINES (P) LTD    | 02 26 2011 04:33:11 +0000
Hilarious
  Commented by  Yogita Jaywant Patil, XML Associate, Trac Mail    | 12 29 2010 14:33:11 +0000
nice... I like the moral
  Commented by  Kalaivani R, Technical Recruiter, CEI India Pvt Ltd    | 12 29 2010 11:08:25 +0000
Good one!
  Commented by  Shankar, CEO/MD/Director, Infosearch bpo Services    | 12 29 2010 09:40:19 +0000
Nice story and you presented well
  Commented by  KIRAN BHOR, Accounts Executive/Accountant, Country Club (I) Ltd.    | 12 29 2010 09:16:48 +0000
great msg from it which is always between us but we can't recognized it.
  Commented by  S. Muralidharan, Head, Project Planning/Strategy, Knowledge Foundation    | 12 29 2010 07:50:10 +0000
Good one!  But the flip side is very dangerous, if he is presented with the complex issue to be addressed "JUST IN TIME" with his superiors around!
  Commented by  PARTHA BANERJEE, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGAER- ACCOUNTS, WPIL LIMITED    | 12 27 2010 17:05:26 +0000
Nice story. Meaningful message.
Lovely.. good story for management experts
  Commented by  Kandavel Raja, Project Manager, Sobha Developers Ltd    | 12 07 2010 05:50:23 +0000
Good Story. I enjoyed. 
  Commented by  Adarsh V Peter, Head/Creative Visualisers, Vyga Animation System Pvt Ltd    | 12 07 2010 05:23:29 +0000
Ha ha haa..very nice one
hilarious and its hard to forget such stories pls keep posting such nicely depicted stories
  Commented by  vivek sabharwal, Dy. Manager, kotak life insurance    | 11 04 2010 17:13:45 +0000
It is good one and really applicable in todays world
Though I dont want to replicate the words, people already told about the story, damn, there are no words left for me, to praise it. It is well articulated.
  Commented by  Ma Foi Randstad    | 11 04 2010 10:58:37 +0000
Good One......Very interesting story for todays world
  Commented by  Rashmi Patil, Financial services    | 11 04 2010 07:53:13 +0000
Rating : +1 
very nice article indeed. Thanks for sharing.
  Commented by  STEPHEN ENICO.ANTONY, Maintenance / Reliability Technician,    | 11 04 2010 07:26:45 +0000
This is rally nice story cause i am one of the RABBIT in the lions den. STEPHEN.
  Commented by  mantralasrinivas, Construction-General Building, A.P.S.Police Housing Corporation    | 03 27 2009 09:33:10 +0000
after all we are all the  Human beaings  same every where
  Commented by  Alok Sharma, Business Head- GENESIS BASICS- Hasbro Clothing Pvt. Ltd.    | 03 06 2009 06:22:50 +0000
Nice one, 
  Commented by  Bellala Gopinatha Rao, Project Manager Promax Management Consultants    | 01 02 2009 14:33:34 +0000
Worth reading 
  Commented by  Prashant sharma, Maintenance Engineer, indorama petrochemicals    | 12 28 2008 16:10:50 +0000
very nice and intelligent thought, worth sharing with our superiors!!!!
Yes, very true and every time we see such examples, this story will definitely be flashing in our mind.
A+ 
  Commented by  Naveet Chawla, HR Executive, ABC Consultants    | 06 25 2008 04:10:38 +0000
Rating : +1 
Very nice way of putting the reality of the corporate world.........   :)
  Commented by  sudhir kumar sinha, Founder & CEO, Inovogen    | 06 22 2008 05:28:23 +0000
Rating : +1 
Nice thought and great way to convay your massage !!:)
  Commented by  Bandi Kanna, Head/VP/GM-Corporate Planning/Strategy Almasa Facility Services LLC    | 06 21 2008 10:25:11 +0000
Rating : +1 
Damn good. and said very humorously...
  Commented by  Imran KHan, SBU/Profit Center Head Subhiksha    | 06 21 2008 07:26:04 +0000
Rating : +1 
This was a really nice story definetely worth remembering
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