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THE THREE ENVELOPES

Added on: 7th Nov 2016

 

A FELLOW HAD JUST BEEN HIRED

AS THE NEW CEO OF A LARGE

HIGH TECH CORPORATION.

THE CEO WHO WAS STEPPING DOWN

MET WITH HIM PRIVATELY AND

PRESENTED HIM WITH

THREE NUMBERED ENVELOPES. 

"OPEN THESE IF YOU RUN UP AGAINST

A PROBLEM YOU DON'T THINK

YOU CAN SOLVE," HE SAID. 

WELL, THINGS WENT ALONG

PRETTY SMOOTHLY,

BUT SIX MONTHS LATER,

SALES TOOK A DOWNTURN

AND HE WAS REALLY CATCHING

A LOT OF HEAT.

ABOUT AT HIS WIT'S END,

HE REMEMBERED THE ENVELOPES.

HE WENT TO HIS DRAWER

AND TOOK OUT THE FIRST ENVELOPE.

THE MESSAGE READ,

"BLAME YOUR PREDECESSOR." 

THE NEW CEO CALLED A

PRESS CONFERENCE AND TACTFULLY

LAID THE BLAME AT THE FEET

OF THE PREVIOUS CEO.

SATISFIED WITH HIS COMMENTS,

THE PRESS AND WALL STREET

RESPONDED POSITIVELY,

SALES BEGAN TO PICK UP

AND THE PROBLEM

WAS SOON BEHIND HIM. 

ABOUT A YEAR LATER,

THE COMPANY WAS AGAIN

EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT DIP IN SALES,

COMBINED WITH SERIOUS

PRODUCT PROBLEMS.

HAVING LEARNED FROM HIS

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE,

THE CEO QUICKLY OPENED

THE SECOND ENVELOPE.

THE MESSAGE READ,

"REORGANIZE." 

THIS HE DID, AND THE COMPANY

QUICKLY REBOUNDED.

AFTER SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE

PROFITABLE QUARTERS,

THE COMPANY ONCE AGAIN

FELL ON DIFFICULT TIMES.

THE CEO WENT TO HIS OFFICE,

CLOSED THE DOOR AND

OPENED THE THIRD ENVELOPE.

THE MESSAGE SAID,

"PREPARE THREE ENVELOPES.". 

 

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