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IT manager starts a new position.
All goes well for a few weeks, then something big breaks. Lots of
pressure. Rooting around in his desk, he finds 3 envelopes. The first
is labeled “Open at the First Crisis”. On a whim, he opens it and the
note inside reads “Blame it on your Predecessor”. He decides to take
this advice and to his surprise, it works like a charm, management is
satisfied, he is given time to fix things.
A few months go by and a something much bigger breaks, seriously
disrupting operations. He is in trouble. At his desk, he decides to
open the envelope labeled: “Open at the Second Crisis”. He’d been
saving it for something big, and this is it. The note inside says:
“Form a Committee to Study the Issue”. He does just that and, to his
surprise, it works great. The committee wastes time and accomplishes
nothing, but blame is diffused.A few years go by. The third and final envelope is labeled: “Open at
the Third Crisis”. He thinks about opening it many times, but he
waits, saving it for a real disaster. One day, it comes. Catastrophic
failure. He takes a deep breath, tears the envelope open and inside,
finds a note that reads: “Prepare Three Envelopes”.