Archives for: October 2006, 19

Dead horse

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from one generation to the next, says that when you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. But in modern business (and education and government) because heavy… more »

DILBERT'S LAWS OF WORK

If you can't get your work done in the first 24 hours, work nights. A pat on the back is only a few centimeters from a kick in the butt. Don't be irreplaceable: if you can't be replaced, you can't be promoted. It doesn't matter what you do, it only m… more »

Drug dealers Vs software developers

--------------------------------------------- Drug Dealers Software Developers --------------------------------------------- Refer to their clients as "users". Refer to their clients as "users". "The first one's free!" "Download a free trial ve… more »

Excuses For Missing Work

If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all the guns today. When I got up this morning I took two Ex-Lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off the john, but I feel good about it. I set half the cloc… more »

How do you achieve 103% ?

How do you achieve 103% ? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants more than 100%. Well here's how you do that. Here's how you can achieve 103%. First of all, here's a little math that might prove helpful in the future. How does one a… more »

Prison Vs workplace

For all of you punks, something to think about (for a change): In prison you spend the majority of your time in an 8' X 10' cell. At work you spend most of your time in a 6' X 8' cubicle. In prison you get three meals a day. At work you only get a b… more »

Things to say at work

THINGS YOU'D LOVE TO SAY AT WORK, BUT CAN'T! 1. I can see your point, but I still think you're full of s**t. 2. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce. 3. How about never? Is never good for you? 4. I see you've set as… more »

To impress a client

I was in the airport VIP lounge en route to Seattle a couple of weeks ago. While in there, I noticed Bill Gates sitting comfortably in the corner, enjoying a drink. I was meeting a very important client who was also flying to Seattle, but she was run… more »

Two consultants

A McKinsey Consultant and an Andersen Consultant are sitting next to each other on a long flight from LA to NY. The McKinsey Consultant leans over to the Andersen Consultant and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The Andersen Consultant just w… more »

You know You graduated from b-school

YOU KNOW YOU'RE READY TO GRADUATE FROM B-SCHOOL WHEN ________________________________________________________________ 1. You ask the waiter what the restaurant's core competencies are. 2. You decide to re-org your family into a "team-based organizat… more »

WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?

Plato: For the greater good. Karl Marx: It was an historical inevitability. Thomas de Torquemada: Give me ten minutes with the chicken and I'll find out. Timothy Leary: Because that's the only kind of trip the Establishment would let it take. O… more »

Spoon

A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization... Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange… more »

麥X錫顧問公司

麥X錫顧問公司 有一個牧羊人在草地上趕著一群羊,忽然間有一輛敞篷跑&#… more »