Thought 30JUL2009

ON BUSINESS
Finding a bright spot in the ominous task known variously these days as "rightsizing" or "workplace reengineering" isn't easy. But one consultant brought in to help remaining managers through the process of reducing the workforce while maintaining productivity added a contemporary twist to the old classic. "What does the optimist say about the glass and the water?" he asked. "It's half full," was the reply."

And what does the pessimist say?" he queried. "It's half empty." "And what does the process reengineer have to say about it?" Silence - until the consultant revealed the new additional answer: "Looks like you've got twice as much glass as you need there."
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Quien lengua ha, a Roma va / Better to ask the way than to go astray - Spanish Proverb