A Management Lesson

One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus,

and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet

height, built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground. He

glared at the driver and said, "Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down

at the back.

Naturally, he didn't argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about

it. The next day the same thing happened-Big John got on again, made

a show of refusing to pay, and sat down. And

the next day, and the one after that and so forth.

The bus driver, who started losing sleep over the way Big John was

taking

advantage of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up

for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that good stuff.

By the end of the summer, he had become quite strong; So on the

next Monday, when

Big John once again got on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't

pay!," The driver stood up, glared back at the passenger, and

screamed, "And why not?" With a surprised look on his face, Big John

replied, "Big John has a bus pass."

Management Lesson:

" Be sure there is a problem in the first place

before working hard to solve one."