Big John v/s Conducter

 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 – a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.

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

Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin, and basically meek? Well, he was. 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 next.

This grated on 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; what’s more, he felt really good about himself. 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.”

There was a lot of communication gap, and the conductor could not muster the courage to ask that person to take the tickets for the second time, and this conductor, for the last one month, has lost his entire life. He made his life miserable, thinking about that passenger-only planning how to Fight John and win. 

Management Lesson: 

“Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.”

“You just have to let go of your ego, think about what the other person wants from you, and to consciously take simple but definite steps to bridge the communication gap.” 

"Don't Assume anything .Your judgment, perceptions, preconceptions, and expectations all cloud the moment and make you blind. Deal the problem ,think about it only when it is Infront of you with all right facts at hand  "