Finly Owner
3rd May 2011, 01:37 AM
FINALLY, A LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR BUREAUCRATIC INCOMPETENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It really could apply to many organisations
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 9:10 AM
Subject: Fw: Sounds Like A Plan
If you start with a cage containing five monkeys, inside the cage hang a
banana on a string from the top, and then place a set of stairs under the
banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the
banana.
As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all the other monkeys with icy cold
water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ...
all the other monkeys are sprayed with icy cold water. Pretty soon when
another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to
prevent it.
Now, put the cold water away.
Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.The new monkey
sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs.To his shock, all of the
other monkeys beat the crap out of 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, replacing it with a new
one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked.The previous newcomer
takes part in the punishment .... with enthusiasm.
Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the
fourth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he
is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why
they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they
are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining
monkeys will have ever been sprayed with icy cold water. Nevertheless, none
of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.
Why, you ask? Because in their minds ... that is the way it has always
been!
This, my friends, is how Government operates ... and is why, from time to
time, ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME!
It really could apply to many organisations
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2011 9:10 AM
Subject: Fw: Sounds Like A Plan
If you start with a cage containing five monkeys, inside the cage hang a
banana on a string from the top, and then place a set of stairs under the
banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the
banana.
As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all the other monkeys with icy cold
water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result ...
all the other monkeys are sprayed with icy cold water. Pretty soon when
another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys will try to
prevent it.
Now, put the cold water away.
Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.The new monkey
sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs.To his shock, all of the
other monkeys beat the crap out of 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, replacing it with a new
one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked.The previous newcomer
takes part in the punishment .... with enthusiasm.
Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by the
fourth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he
is attacked. Most of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why
they were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they
are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining
monkeys will have ever been sprayed with icy cold water. Nevertheless, none
of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.
Why, you ask? Because in their minds ... that is the way it has always
been!
This, my friends, is how Government operates ... and is why, from time to
time, ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME!