Dean was up in an air balloon and soon lost his bearings. He
had no idea where he was and what direction he should take. He looked down and
saw a vast field. Dean reduced altitude of the balloon and saw a man watering
plants. He shouted to the man: “Hi there.”
The man reciprocated: “Hi.”
Dean: “Pardon me, I have lost my way, don’t know where I am.
I promised my girl I would meet her an hour ago and I don’t know which way to
go. Can you guide me?”
The man: “You are twenty five feet from the ground hanging
in a balloon. You are forty five degrees latitude or thereabouts and sixty
degrees longitude.
Dean said: “You are an accountant.”
The man: “So I am. How did you guess?”
Dean: “Whatever you told me may be correct. But I have no
notion what to make of it. The information you gave me is of no use. I am where
I was, confused and lost.”
The man: “You are in management.”
Dean: “Sure. What made you say so?”
The man: “See you don’t know where you are or where to
go. You promised your girl friend and
you have no idea how to keep it. You expect people working under you to find
solutions to your problems or else you blame them. In our case you are in the
same position before you saw me but you have made it seem like my fault.”