A team of young budding Managers were given an
assignment to measure the height of a flagpole.
So the Managers discussed and put up a project
plan with roles and responsibilities. The
Manager who was responsible for organizing the
resources went out and got a ladder and a tape.
The tape measure was just the ordinary tape of
6 feet.
The lead manager assigned another manager to
go on top of the pole and start the measure. They
were falling off the ladders, dropping the tape
measures - the whole thing was just a mess.
An Engineer came along and saw what they' were
trying to do. He walked over pulled the
flagpole out of the ground, laid it flat,
measured it from end to end, gave the measurement to
one of the managers and walked away.
After the Engineer went away, one manager turns
head to another and laughs.
"Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking
for height and he gives the length"
Moral: No matter how good engineer you are,
Manager always finds fault in you.