Simple
answer is YES as you all know. But here i want to explain with an example.
I
have read through this stories long time back. I think this holds good even
today. I though i can share with my readers so that so can understand Indian
Managers expectations and work accordingly. In general, to win in a competitive
would, only knowledge makes the difference to identify the experienced ones.
Story:
A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one
expert after another, but none of them could figure but how to fix the engine.
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... $2.00
Knowing where to tap.......... $9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work. He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom.
Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do. After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!
A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars.
"What?!" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!"
So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."
The man sent a bill that read:
Tapping with a hammer...... $2.00
Knowing where to tap.......... $9,998.00
Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort makes all the difference!
I have posted few people management
related blogs recently as it is much required to understand and work as a team
to win people heart. I am planning to concentrate few core technical blogs in
coming days as many personally requested me!
Happy reading.
Nanjundan Chinnasamy
