24/07/2022
from Osilama Emmanuel Osilama
Obi and Bakare joined a company together a few months after their one year call to national service (NYSC).
After a few years of work, their Management promoted Obi to a position of Senior Sales Manager, but Bakare remained in his entry level, Junior Sales Officer position.
Bakare developed a sense of jealousy and disgruntlement, but continued working anyway.
One day Bakare felt that he could not work with Obi anymore. He wrote his resignation letter, but before he submitted it to the Manager, he complained that Management did not value hard working staff, but promoted only the favoured!
The Manager knew that Bakare worked very hard for the years he had spent at the company; even harder than Obi and therefore he deserved the promotion. So in order to help Bakare to realize this, the Manager gave him a task.
“Go and find out if anyone is selling Water Melon in town?”
Bakare returned and said, "yes there is someone!"
The Manager asked, "how much per Kg?" Bakare drove back to town to ask and then returned to inform the Manager; "they are N100.00 per Kg!"
The Manager told Bakare, "I will give Obi the same task that I gave you. Please pay close attention to his response!"
So the Manager said to Obi, in the presence of Bakare; “Go and find out if anyone is selling water melons in town?”
Obi went to find out and on his return he said:
"Manager, there is only one person selling water melons in the whole town.
The cost is N500.00 for each water melon and N300,00 for a half melon. He sells them at N100.00 per kg when sliced. He has in his stock 93 melons, each one weighing about 7kg.
He has a farm and can supply us with melons for the next 4 months at a rate of 102 melons per day at N350.00 per melon; this includes delivery.
The melons appear fresh and red with good quality, and they taste better than the ones we sold last year.
He has his own slicing machine and is willing to slice for us free of charge.
We need to strike a deal with him before 10am tomorrow and we will be sure of beating last year's profits in melons by over N2,300,000.00.
This will contribute positively to our overall performance as it will add a minimum of 8.78% to our current overall sales target.
I have put this information down in writing and is available on spreadsheet. Please let me know if you need it as I can send it to you in fifteen minutes."
Bakare was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Obi. He decided not to resign but to learn from Obi.
As we move in this second half of the year, let this story line help you keep in mind the importance of going the Extra Mile in all you task our as a staff.
You won't be rewarded for doing what you're employed to do, you only get a salary for that! YOU'RE ONLY GOING TO BE REWARDED FOR GOING AN EXTRA MILE IN DOING WHAT YOU ARE EMPLOYED TO DO;
Performing Beyond Expectations.
To be Successful in Life and your work place, you must be Observant, Proactive and Willing to Do More, Think More, Have a More Holistic Perspective and Go Beyond The Call Of Duty.
May you be Blessed with a Better Perspective to do Your Work this remaining part of the year and beyond.
Everybody needs this kind of mindset,especially those who are privileged to have sensitive appointments, need this type of broad understanding.
Life ahead Needs this Mentality Of going the Extra Mile, with this type of mindset,you will naturally be promoted in any environment.
Enjoy the weekend.
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