| Pearls
of wisdom
Watch what you eat - it might reveal more than you think it does!
There's an old story that Edison always believed in taking the people he was thinking
of hiring, out to lunch. When the soup arrived, he would sit back and watch. Those
that tasted the soup before salting it, he wouldn't immediately cross them off
his list. Instead, he would ask them questions and keep an open mind about their
possibilities. However, anyone who salted his soup before tasting it wasn't worth
his salt.
Why wouldn't he hire these people? Because Edison believed these individuals had
blinders on when it came to looking at life - they had too many assumptions about
what was possible and what wasn't. After all, they assumed the soup needed salt
before they tasted it.
So perhaps Edison was right - that you can tell a lot about a man by when he salts
his soup. It's interesting to think about.
Moral of the story:
Next time you're invited to lunch by management or a prospective new boss, hold
the salt until after you taste the soup!
Tick your brains!
Lateral thinking? Thinking out of the box? Whatever you call it, take a look at
the teaser and tell us what can be the answer. Write to us if you think you have
the right answer or better still contribute your own teaser and see if others
can answer. Mail admin@leadstart.co.in
The response to the last teaser on “the Bulb” is: The
person was staying in a light house. By switching off all the lights of the light
house on a stormy and cold night he caused the wreckage of many ships and the
loss of hundreds of lives.
This was answered by the following subscribers:
- Prof. Amarkant Jain – In charge Commodity Markets from Prin.L N Welingkar
Institute of Management Development and Research.
- Priya. M – Mudra Group
- Rajesh Raut – Management consultant
Here’s a new teaser for you to tick your brains!
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