Sharpen Your Axe

Mack, a woodcutter, worked for a company for 10 years but never got a raise. Then the company hired Mick and within a year he got a raise. Then Mack got angry on the rise of Mick only in a year and went to his boss to talk about it. The boss said “You are still cutting the same number of trees you were cutting 10 years ago. We are a result oriented company and would be happy to give you a raise if your productivity goes up.”

 Mack went back, started cutting trees by hitting harder and putting longer time but he still wasn’t able to cut more trees. He went back to his boss and told him his dilemma. The boss told Mack to go talk to Mick. Then Mack went to Mick and asked Mick that how he had managed to cut more trees. Mick answered, “After every tree I cut, I take a break for two minutes and sharpen my axe. When was the last time you sharpened your axe?”

source: You can win, By Shiv Khere