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Introduction to Business 101


There was this robbery in Khulna city. There were two robbers named Kadu and Ledu. The leader Kadu shouted: "Don't move, money belongs to the state, life belongs to you". Everyone in the bank laid down quietly.
This is called "Mind Changing Concept" : Changing the conventional way of thinking at the workplace.
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One attractive lady lay on the table provocatively. The robber shouted at her"Please be civilized! This is a robbery and not a rape attempt!"
This is called "Being Professional" : Focus only on the work at hand.
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Robbers had two large bags with them. So they took only the bigger bank notes, leaving the small notes behind.
This is called "Targeting right segment" : Focus on the niche that gives more returns.
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The robber with fine shooting skill held everyone hostage while the other one grabbed the cash and put it into bags.
This is called "Using comparative advantage" : distribute work to the best possible candidate!
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When the robbers got out, they took a CNG home. The CNG driver lost all his properties at village to a group of gunmen so he feared and obeyed their instructions without any words.
This is called "Utilizing external resource " : use external resources to save time.
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When they reached home, younger robber told the older robber "Big bro, let's count how much we got", the older robber rebutted and said, "Tonight TV will tell us how much we robbed from the bank!"
This is called "Experience" : experience is vital!
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After the robbers left, the bank manager told the bank supervisor to call the police. The supervisor said "Wait, wait wait, let's put the 5 lac taka that we embezzled into the amount the robbers robbed".
This is called "Seizing the opportunity" : converting an unfavorable situation to  advantage!
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The supervisor and manager felt "It will be good if there is a robbery every month".
This is called "Unrealistic expectations"  : Such thinks do not happen every-month.
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The next day, TV news reported that 50 lac taka was taken from the bank.The robbers counted and counted and counted, but they could only count 20 lac. The robbers were very angry and complained "We risked our lives and only took 20 lac, the bank manager took 30 lac with a snap of his fingers. It looks like it is better to be educated than to be a thief!"
This is called "Opening doors for others" : Any venture can bring bigger opportunities for much educated, wiser people. 
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The police arrested the robbers after getting their details from CCTV footage, finger prints and using social networking sites.
This is called "Impact of technology"  : Technology is very helpful these-days.
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Anti-corruption officials eventually arrested the bank supervisor and manager. They were sentenced more years than the robbers. This is called "justice" : Every-wrong doings has its end.
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Kadu and Ledu mistakenly left behind 10 lac on the CNG that they took from bank to home. The CNG driver found it and went back to his village. He bought a house and some land.
This is called "Karma!" : This is nature's way to doing things.


The theme is taken from a Chinese story. It was taken from a English speaking forum. 

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