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Thinking outside the box...
A moral dilemma presented to 200 job applicants and submitted by Dick Breit to Reader's Digest shows the importance of creative thinking:
The dilemma: You are driving along on a wild, stormy night. You pass by a bus stop, where you see three people waiting:
1. An elderly woman who is about to die.
2. An old friend who once saved your life.
3. The perfect mate you've been dreaming about.
Who would you choose, knowing there could be only one passenger in your car? Should you save the elderly woman or take the old friend because he once saved your life? What about the perfect man or woman of your dreams?
The person who was hired for the job gave this answer without hesitation: "I would give the car keys to my friend and let him take the elderly woman to the hospital. Then I would stay behind and wait for the bus with the women of my dreams."
Selling Benefits...
Private Jones was assigned to the Army induction center where he was to advise new recruits about their government benefits, especially their Serviceman's Group Life Insurance (SGLI). It wasn't long before the center's Lieutenant noticed that Private Jones had a 100% close rate for all insurance sales. Needless to say, this had never happened before, so the Lt. decided to listen in on Jones's sales pitch. Jones explained the basics of the SGLI to the new recruits and then said...
"If you have SGLI and go into battle and are killed, the government has to pay $200,000 to your beneficiaries. If you don't have SGLI and you get killed then the government has to pay only a maximum of $6,000."
"Now," he concluded, "which bunch do you think they are going to send into battle first?"
One clever businessman...
A businessman walked into a New York City bank and asked for the loan officer. He said he was going to Europe for two weeks and needed to borrow $5,000. The loan officer said the bank would need some security for such a loan so without hesitation the businessman handed over the keys to his Rolls Royce that was parked outside on the street. Everything checked out and the loan officer accepted the car as collateral for the loan. An employee then drove the car into the bank's underground garage and parked it in a safe spot.
Two weeks later the man returned from his trip and then repaid the loan plus interest which came to $5,015.41. The loan officer said, "We do appreciate your business and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we were a bit puzzled. While you were away we checked and found out that you have millions of dollars... so we are puzzled why you need to borrow $5,000?"
The businessman replied, "Where else in Manhattan can I park my car for two weeks for 15 bucks?"
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