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Engineer meets Management
A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't
know where I am." The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude." "You
must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman, "How
did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is,
technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and
the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If
anything, you've delayed my trip." The woman below responded, "You must be
in Management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made
a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath
you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position
you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault.
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A man in a hot air balloon realised he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't
know where I am." The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude." "You
must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I am," replied the woman, "How
did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is,
technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of your information, and
the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If
anything, you've delayed my trip." The woman below responded, "You must be
in Management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you're going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made
a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath
you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position
you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault.
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