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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