Knowledge power

Knowledge/skill + Experience + Common sense are things mattered in accomplishing whatever tasks commissioned to us.

A boss who relies on you has the mind set that you are competent enough to deliver results. We may perceive it as abuse of authority, but the thing is; if your boss does not trust you nor cannot count on you; you will not be in your job, right?

This morning an officemate forwarded the article below and it made me think that no one really has the monopoly of knowledge. I am not saying that we should be the “old man” in the story—but “let’s always give the best shot in every endeavor that we get into.”

THE GIANT SHIP

Ever hear the story of the giant ship engine that failed?

The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a youngster. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went to work.

He inspected the engine very carefully, top to bottom. Two of the ship's owners were there, watching this man, hoping he would know what to do.  After looking things over, the old man reached into his bag and pulled out a small hammer. He gently tapped something. Instantly, the engine lurched into life. He carefully put his hammer away. The engine was fixed!

A week later, the owners received a bill from the old man for ten thousand dollars. "What?" the owners exclaimed. "He hardly did anything!" So they wrote the old man a note saying, "Please send us an itemized bill."

The man sent a bill that read:

Tapping with a hammer $2.00

Knowing where to tap $9998.00

“Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your life makes all the difference.”