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ORGANIZATION COMPANY POLICY

How Things Work In Real Life

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 a
ttempt 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 att ack, 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, 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 Friends,

Is How

Organization Company Policy Begins.



MONKEY SEE

MONKEY DO



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