Three Envelopes

"Teeth"*

*While working for an organization that delivers
lunches to elderly shut-ins, I used to take my
four-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds.

She was unfailingly intrigued by the various
appliances of old age, particularly the canes,
walkers and wheelchairs.

One day I found her staring at a pair of false
teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for
the inevitable barrage of questions, she merely
turned and whispered,

"The tooth fairy will never believe this!"

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"Three Envelopes"*

*A new manager spends a week at his new office with
the manager he is replacing. On the last day the
departing manager tells him, "I have left three numbered
envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you
encounter a crisis you can't solve."

Three months down the track there is major drama,
everything goes wrong - the usual stuff - and the manager
feels very threatened by it all.

He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and
opens the first envelope.

The message inside says, "Blame your predecessor!" He
does this and gets off the hook.

About half a year later, the company is experiencing a dip
in sales, combined with serious product problems.

The manager quickly opens the second envelope.
 
The message read, "Reorganize!" This he does, and the
company quickly rebounds.

Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens the third envelope.

The message inside says, "Prepare three envelopes."
Received on Tue Oct 26 08:31:46 2010