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  • Stroke.nz
    The Man

    • May 2005
    • 188

    The String And The Spoon

    A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization. Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange. When the busboy brought our water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket. ! Then I looked around and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets.

    When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?"

    He explained, "The restaurant's owners hired a consulting company to revamp all our processes. After several months of analysis, they concluded that the spoon was the most frequently dropped utensil. It represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel is better prepared, we can reduce the number of trips back to the k itchen and save 15 man-hours per shift."

    As luck would have it, I dropped my spoon and he was able to replace it with his spare. "I'll get another spoon next time I go to the kitchen, instead of making an extra trip to get it right now."

    I was impressed. I also noticed that there was a string hanging out of the waiter's fly. Looking round, I noticed that all the waiters had the same string hanging from their flies! So, before he walked off, I asked the waiter, "Excuse me, but can you tell me why you have that string right there?", "Oh, certainly!" Then he lowered his voice. "Not everyone is so observant. " That consulting firm I mentioned also found that we can save time in the restroom b y tying this string to the tip of you know what. We can pull it out without touching it and eliminate the need to wash our hands, shortening the time spent in the restroom by 76.39 percent."

    I asked "After you get it out, how do you put it back?"

    "Well," he whispered, "I don't know about the others, but I use the spoon."
    Dave Hickey

    www.youngstroke.org.nz

    www.eko.co.nz
  • limebrook1
    Brigadier General

    • Jun 2005
    • 1583

    #2
    Re: The String And The Spoon

    Ok - so that's me eating at home tonight LOL. Good one!
    Trish
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    • royb
      Major General

      • Mar 2006
      • 2483

      #3
      Re: The String And The Spoon

      LOL. very good


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      • LadyEye
        General & Forum Moderator

        • Jun 2006
        • 10526

        #4
        Re: The String And The Spoon

        yeah ... the shirt pocket was turning me off immediately .... and now the rest .... ooh .... McDonalds doesn't sounds so bad now does it ..... lol ....

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        • kassi59
          Major General

          • Nov 2005
          • 2771

          #5
          Re: The String And The Spoon

          very cool....good one.

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          • bill2006
            Lieutenant General

            • May 2006
            • 3421

            #6
            Re: The String And The Spoon

            Lol, very funny !!
            Bill
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            • Astraltraveller
              General

              • Jul 2006
              • 4006

              #7
              Re: The String And The Spoon

              Very cool, so the next time you go to a restaurant beware of the spoons....LOL

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