I have read this orignal article and created another way...
"Everyday, a small ANT arrives to work very early and starts work immediately, and as a worker he was very productive and very happy about his work. Until the day the chief,a lion surprised to that the ant was working without any supervision. The lion then thought that if the ant can produce so much without supervision, wouldn't he produces even more if he had a supervisor!
So the lion then recruited a cockroach who had an extensive experienced in being a supervisor and was very famous in writing excellent reports. The cockroach first agenda was to setup a clocking in the attendance system. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. So he recruited a spider – who manage the archives and monitored all the phone calls made in the company.
The boss lion was delighted with the cockroach’s reports and ask him to produce graph to describe production rates and to analyze trends, so that the lion could use them for presentations at the Board’s Meeting.
The cockroach then, need to buy a new computer and a new laser printer to graph the report which he did at the expense of the company of course. Also he recruited a fly to manage the IT department.
The ant, who had once been so productive and relaxed, hated this plethora of paper works and meetings which used up most of his time.
The lion came to the conclusion that its time to find a person to lead the department where the ant works since the department is growing. The position was given to the cicada, whose first decision was to buy a carpet and an ergonomic chair for his office.
The new person in-charge, the cicada, also needed a new computer and an assistant-who he brought from his previous department, to help him with the work and budget control strategic optimization plan.
The department where the ant work is now a sad place, where no one laughs anymore and everybody become upset and stressed….. It was that time that cicada convinced the boss lion of the absolute necessity to start a climactic study of the company environment. Having reviewed the new cost for running the ant’s department, the lion found out that the production was less than compared before.
So the boss lion then recruited the owl, a prestigious and renowned consultant to carry out an audit and suggest solutions. The owl spent three months in the department and came up with an enormous report, in several volumes, that concluded that the department is – OVERSTAFFED.
Guess who the Lion FIRES first?
The ANT of course, because he showed “lack of motivation and had a negative attitude”! " Saving Changes...
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Eric SimmsSenior Program ManagerBaltimore, Maryland, United States
That sounds frighteningly familiar. Too many executives seem to focus on impressive-looking reports and graphs while forgetting their purpose is to enhance productivity, not suppress it.
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1 reply by Jose Roberto Cavalcante Alves
Oct 25, 2018 4:44 PM
Jose Roberto Cavalcante Alves
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I agree Eric, this history can be more common than we imagine. But, I wrote another version from it, something like motivation. I will publish it here. Thank you for your opinion.
That sounds frighteningly familiar. Too many executives seem to focus on impressive-looking reports and graphs while forgetting their purpose is to enhance productivity, not suppress it.
I agree Eric, this history can be more common than we imagine. But, I wrote another version from it, something like motivation. I will publish it here. Thank you for your opinion. Saving Changes...
Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Haha I can actually put real names next to each of the animal characters in this story. The sad thing is that nobody bothered to realize and understand that the ant was once happy and productive but now they only saw him as unmotivated and negative.
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1 reply by Jose Roberto Cavalcante Alves
Oct 26, 2018 6:45 AM
Jose Roberto Cavalcante Alves
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Hello Anton. Thank you for your comments.
I know that it happens, but imagine if it will happen with you. What will be your attitude ?. Regards.
Haha I can actually put real names next to each of the animal characters in this story. The sad thing is that nobody bothered to realize and understand that the ant was once happy and productive but now they only saw him as unmotivated and negative.
Hello Anton. Thank you for your comments.
I know that it happens, but imagine if it will happen with you. What will be your attitude ?. Regards.
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1 reply by Anton Oosthuizen
Oct 28, 2018 12:02 PM
Anton Oosthuizen
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Unfortunately, I do not have to imagine, I was in that situation for faaaar to long. For close to 20 years I stuck it out in the hope of making a change. During this time I did everything within my power to bring about positive change but in the end, I decided that it's just not worth it anymore. The biggest problem, something I believe happens a lot, is that the lion surrounds himself with like-minded people. People who think and act like him. This is the worse 'leadership' structure any company can ever have. You end up with demotivated staff who only do what they are told, nothing more, nothing less.
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Anton OosthuizenSenior Business Analyst / Project Manager| Self EmployedPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Oct 26, 2018 6:45 AM
Replying to Jose Roberto Cavalcante Alves
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Hello Anton. Thank you for your comments.
I know that it happens, but imagine if it will happen with you. What will be your attitude ?. Regards.
Unfortunately, I do not have to imagine, I was in that situation for faaaar to long. For close to 20 years I stuck it out in the hope of making a change. During this time I did everything within my power to bring about positive change but in the end, I decided that it's just not worth it anymore. The biggest problem, something I believe happens a lot, is that the lion surrounds himself with like-minded people. People who think and act like him. This is the worse 'leadership' structure any company can ever have. You end up with demotivated staff who only do what they are told, nothing more, nothing less. Saving Changes...
