Teaching Leadership and Organizational Behavior through Humor Laught
A unique, non-traditional, Organizational Behavioral-oriented book that is geared toward flexible leadership, and that offers a series of funny, yet thought-provoking, motivating, growth-oriented jokes and humor anecdotes that will help readers tap into t
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Fast Is Slow! Satinder Dhiman
Keywords : change. Key OB Topics : learning organization. The narrative: “What do you wish from me?” the master asked. “I wish to be your student and become the finest karateka in the land,” the boy replied. “How long must I study?” “Ten years at least,” the master answered. “Ten years is a long time,” said the boy. “What if I studied twice as hard as all your other students?” “Twenty years,” replied the master. “Twenty years! What if I practiced day and night with all my effort?” “Thirty years,” was the master’s reply. “How is it that each time I say I will work harder, you tell me that it will take longer?” the boy asked. “The answer is clear. A pupil in such a hurry learns slowly.”1
Reflection An old Chinese parable tells how the two fastest horses began with a race with the sun behind them in the east and at the end of the day inevitably found themselves facing the sun in the west. A Zen proverb says, those in a hurry do not arrive. This principle says that in matters of true learning, he who goes slow goes far. Hence, the currency of such expressions as “Haste makes waste” or “Speed is useless if you
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are going in the wrong direction.” The trick is to haste slowly, that is, to take time to absorb and assimilate information and to shun short cuts. Patience is the key here. All good things take time. And for things that matter the most, fast is in fact slow. Questions ●
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In your opinion, what is the underlying message of the story? Explain briefly. Give a brief example explaining the application of this story in illustrating some concept of organizational learning or change.
Notes 1. Fields, R., Taylor, P., Weyler, R., & Ingrasci, R. (eds.) (1984). Chop Wood Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life. Los Angeles, CA: Jeremy P. Tarcher, Inc., p. 124.
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