Just in case anyone is wanting to climb the
LADDER of SUCCESS! Enjoy,,thought it was
cute and wanted to pass it for whoever wants
to read it !
Bree
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>
> >
> >
> > THE DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP ATTITUDE
> >
> > Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside
> > the cage, hang a
> > banana on a string, and place a set of stairs
> under
> > it. Before long, a
> > monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb
> > towards the banana. As
> > soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the
> > other monkeys with cold
> > water. After a while, another monkey makes an
> > attempt with the same
> > result, all the other monkeys are sprayed with
> cold
> > water.
> >
> > Pretty soon, when another monkey tries to climb
> the
> > stairs, the other
> > monkeys will try to prevent it. Now, put away the
> > cold water.
> >
> > Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it
> with
> > a new one.
> >
> > The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb
> > the stairs.
> >
> > To his surprise and horror, all of the other
> monkeys
> > attack 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
> > and replace it with a
> > new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is
> > attacked.
> >
> > The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment
> > with enthusiasm!
> >
> > Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a
> new
> > one, then a fourth,
> > and then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey
> > takes to the stairs, he
> > is attacked.
> >
> > Most of the monkeys that are beating him have no
> > idea why they were not
> > permitted to climb the stairs, or why they are
> > participating in the
> > beating of the newest monkey.
> >
> > After replacing all the original monkeys, none of
> > the remaining
> > monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water.
> >
> > Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches
> the
> > stairs to try for
> > the banana.
> >
> > Why not?
> >
> > Because as far as they know that's the way it's
> > always been done around
> > here.
> >
> > And that, my dear friends, is how company policy
> > begins.
> >
> >
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