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The Lion King
• July - September 2015
Arts
| Jokes
A fellow had just been hired as the new
CEO of a large high tech corporation.
The CEO, who was stepping down
met with him privately and presented
him with three numbered envelopes.
“Open these if you run up against
a problem you don’t think you can
solve,” he said.
Well, things went along pretty
smoothly, but six months later, sales
took a downturn and he was really
getting a lot of heat. About at his wits’
end, he remembered the envelopes.
He went to his drawer and took out
the first envelope. The message
read, “Blame your predecessor.”
The new CEO called a press
conference and tactfully laid the
blame at the feet of the previous
CEO. Satisfied with his comments,
the press -- and Wall Street --
responded positively, sales
began to pick up and
the problem was soon
behind him.
Father:
Son, you better pass
this exam or rather
forget that I’m your
father!
Son:
Sure dad!
~5 hours later~
Father:
How was your exam?
Son:
Who are you please?
Father:
You talk to your father
like that?
Son:
You are not my father.
I lost my father 5 hours
ago
You are not
my father
CEO Envelopes
About a year later, the company
was again experiencing a slight dip in
sales, combined with serious product
problems. Having learned from his
previous experience, the CEO quickly
opened the second envelope. The
message read, “Reorganize.” This
he did, and the company quickly
rebounded.
After several consecutive profitable
quarters, the company once again fell
on difficult times. The CEO went to his
office, closed the door and opened
the third envelope.
The
message
said, “Prepare
t h r e e
envelopes.”
