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08 November, 2013

Sunday's Vitamin: Do you deserve a promotion?

Simple motivational ideas... for a good start of your week

Recently, I read a wise story in a nice children's book:
كان لعم صابر البقال مساعدان شابان، رجب و شعبان، و كانا متحابين متعاونين، و عم صابر يعدل بينهما و يعطيهما أجرا واحدا على عملهما.
و ذات يوم كلف عم صابر شعبان بأن يكون نائبا له فى ادارة البقالة، و أعطاه أجرا أعلى من زميله رجب.
غضب رجب جدا، و اتهم عم صابر بالظلم و سأله عن سبب هذه التفرقة فى المعاملة.
قال عم صابر: "سأوضح لك السبب، و لكن اذهب الى سوق الجملة و اعرف لى هل هناك بطاطس أم لا".
ذهب رجب الى السوق، و غاب فترة، و عندما عاد قال لعم صابر: "نعم هناك بطاطس فى السوق".
قال عم صابر: "جميل، و لكن اذهب مرة ثانية و اعرف بكم كيلو البطاطس".
ذهب رجب مرة ثانية الى السوق، و عندما عاد أخبر عم صابر أن الكيلو بأربعة جنيهات.
 قال له عم صابر: "اذهب مرة ثالثة و اعرف لى كم كيلو يمكن أن نشتريها اليوم".
ذهب رجب الى السوق للمرة الثالثة و عندما عاد قال لعم صابر: "هناك خمسين كيلو يمكن شراءها اليوم".
عندئذ طلب عم صابر من رجب أن يجلس بجواره، و نادى على شعبان و قال له: "اذهب الى سوق الجملة و اعرف لى هل هناك بطاطس أم لا".
ذهب شعبان الى السوق، ثم عاد سريعا، و قال لعم صابر: "يوجد فى السوق بطاطس جيدة، و الكيلو بأربعة جنيهات، و يمكننا شراء خمسين كيلو اليوم".
نظر عم صابر البقال الى رجب و قال له: "هل عرفت الآن لماذا أعطيت زميلك منصبا و أجرا أعلى منك؟!".
I will ask you now some similar questions;
Do you know your manager's true needs?
Do you know how to earn your manager's trust?
Are you valuable enough in your team to get a soon promotion or a pay raise?!

4 comments:

  1. thank you dr Mohammed for this great story
    but i understood that it show that the difference between attitude and creativity for the person who can earn the trust of his manager and other

    but i have one question dr Mohammed
    if the manager trusted in one person (A) in his team due to he has good attitude and creativity in all tasks and his job
    but other team dislike this relation bet. A and his manager
    What is the things that the A is doing it in order to overcome the hatred his team but not to lose manager of satisfaction ????????????

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    1. Appreciating your comment Mohammad.
      Yes, it can be briefed in the attitudes of proactivity & taking responsibility.
      Now, if A is really deserving his manager's trust, and is really successful in his work, this is very good, but it is natural to cause some envy (حسد) from other team members.
      In my opinion, (A) should continue to keep his manager's trust, in addition, he can offer more support and more value for his colleagues. May be helping them with his experience, with his relations or with his skills. In that way, the colleagues of (A) will be in need of him and feel that is a successful but supportive member.
      And remember that Allah said "ادفع بالتى هى أحسن فاذا الذى بينك و بينه عداوة كأنه ولى حميم"
      صدق الله العظيم

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  2. um sort of familiar with this story :)

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