TOT 101: Organizing

The story goes like this: 

There was a great master. He was considered as the best in the field. People used to stand in que to get trained by him. Many trainers used to approach him to get their training skills enhanced. Once he was given the responsibility of evaluating the trainers. He was requested to give them his feedback in a single line, which is expected to be acceptable by all. There was an additional request to see to it that with his single-liner feedback the trainers understand where they were going wrong and work towards correcting themselves immediately. 

The Master requested the authorities to provide him an opportunity of observing the trainers. The master witnessed several sessions conducted by each of the trainers as an Observer. There were 14 trainers. They were all hosted in a resort. Each one was given a separate room. The training was scheduled for eight days. Two days before the closure, the Master requested the authorities to send a letter to each of them. The letter read like this: “You are requested to leave the key to your room with the reception along with the keys of your suitcase/briefcase, bags/ pouches, etc. We request you not to keep anything under lock and key. The reception will take the responsibility of keeping your belongings safe. Losses if any will be compensated.”

All the trainers followed the instructions obediently. 

On the evening of the 7^th day, after the training, when the trainers entered their respective rooms they did not find any of their belongings. The rooms were as they had just entered on the very first day. Each trainer started calling the reception. They were informed that the Master took all their belongings and had left the same in the big hall on the fourth floor. One after the other all went to the big hall. They could see a heap. It had everything for each of them. But nothing was in order. Someone’s saree was all over, another’s scarf was under someone’s wallet, and someone else’s crumpled pants were caught in between a slipper and an innerwear and so forth. Everyone was shocked to see the big messed-up heap. Everyone was speechless. They were helpless. They were sure nothing was missing, and everything was there. But as a whole, one sight at the heap, and it looked very disgusting! 

Suddenly they heard the sound of the door opening slowly. 

They saw the master entering the room. The Master left a placard with the following words

“YOUR TRAINING WAS LIKE THIS”

The Master slowly moved away, as he had successfully completed the task assigned to him.

“The only difference between a mob and trained army is organization”

Calvin Coolidge
30th President of the United States of America

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