darebear Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 start off with a cage containing five monkeys. in the cage, hang a banana on a string and put a set of stairs under it. before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. as soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the monkeys with cold water. after a while, another monkey makes an attempt with the same result. pretty soon, when any monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to prevent it. ........now, turn off the cold water. remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one. the new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs. to his horror, all of the other monkeys attack him. after another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs, he will be assaulted. next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one. the newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. the previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm. again, replace a third original monkey with a new one. the new one makes it to the stairs and is attacked as well. two of the four monkeys that beat him have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey. after replacing the fourth and fifth original monkeys, all the monkeys which have been sprayed with cold water have been replaced. nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs. why not? because that's the way it's always been in this useless world. ....... and that's how company policy begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 To true, it certainly makes you stop and think. Having a bad day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darebear Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 brat naw not really, but i found this and thought it rather thought-provoking for some out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 monkey see monkey do monkey now fully qualified corporate manager keep em coming DB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P03 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 ....... and that's how company policy begins. And political policy unfortunately P03 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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