By Vimala KoushikBy Vimala Koushik

Based on CAC Management Consultants InternationalBased on CAC Management Consultants International

My Version of Hare and My Version of Hare and the Tortoisethe Tortoise

Original Proverb/Moral of the story:Original Proverb/Moral of the story: slow and steady wins the raceslow and steady wins the race

• This is the version of the story that This is the version of the story that we’ve all grown up withwe’ve all grown up with

My new story….My new story….

• But then recently, I had an innovative But then recently, I had an innovative thought and came up with a more thought and came up with a more interesting version of this story. So interesting version of this story. So the story continues……the story continues……

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AnalysisAnalysis• The hare was disappointed at losing the The hare was disappointed at losing the

race and he did some serious analysis and race and he did some serious analysis and self evaluation. self evaluation.

• His conclusion: “If I had not taken things for His conclusion: “If I had not taken things for granted, there’s no way the tortoise could granted, there’s no way the tortoise could have beaten me.”have beaten me.”

• So he challenged the tortoise to another So he challenged the tortoise to another race. The tortoise agreed.race. The tortoise agreed.

A new race begins….A new race begins….• This time, the hare went all out and ran This time, the hare went all out and ran

without stopping from start to finish. without stopping from start to finish. He won by several miles.He won by several miles.

• The new moral is: The new moral is: Fast and consistent Fast and consistent will always beat the slow and steady. will always beat the slow and steady.

• It’s good to be slow and steady; but it’s It’s good to be slow and steady; but it’s better to be fast and reliable.better to be fast and reliable.

The story cannot end here…The story cannot end here…• The tortoise did some thinking this The tortoise did some thinking this

time, and realized that there’s no way time, and realized that there’s no way he can beat the hare in a race the way it he can beat the hare in a race the way it was currently formatted.was currently formatted.

• He thought for a while, and then He thought for a while, and then challenged the hare to another race, challenged the hare to another race, but on a slightly different route.but on a slightly different route.

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Different Route….Different Route….• The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping The hare agreed. They started off. In keeping

with his self-made commitment to be with his self-made commitment to be consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at consistently fast, the hare took off and ran at top speed until he came to a broad river. top speed until he came to a broad river.

• The finishing line was a couple of kilometers The finishing line was a couple of kilometers on the other side of the river.on the other side of the river.

• The hare sat there wondering what to do. In The hare sat there wondering what to do. In the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got the meantime the tortoise trundled along, got into the river, swam to the opposite bank, into the river, swam to the opposite bank, continued walking and finished the race.continued walking and finished the race.

Moral of this story…..Moral of this story…..

• First identify your main First identify your main expertise expertise and and then change the playing field to suit then change the playing field to suit your core competency.your core competency.

• Working to your strengths will not only Working to your strengths will not only get you noticed but will also create get you noticed but will also create opportunities for growth and opportunities for growth and advancement.advancement.

Strategic Changes…..Strategic Changes…..• The hare and the tortoise, by this time, The hare and the tortoise, by this time,

had become pretty good friends and had become pretty good friends and they did some thinking together. Both they did some thinking together. Both realized that the last race could have realized that the last race could have been run much better.been run much better.

• So they decided to do the last race So they decided to do the last race again. Except this time, to run as a again. Except this time, to run as a team.team.

Strategic Changes…..continuesStrategic Changes…..continues• They started off, and this time the hare carried the They started off, and this time the hare carried the

tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over tortoise till the riverbank. There, the tortoise took over and swam across with the hare on his back.and swam across with the hare on his back.

• On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the On the opposite bank, the hare again carried the tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. tortoise and they reached the finishing line together. They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than They both felt a greater sense of satisfaction than they'd felt earlier.they'd felt earlier.

The Conclusion of the storyThe Conclusion of the story

• that fast and consistent will always beat slow and that fast and consistent will always beat slow and steady; steady;

• work to your competencies; work to your competencies;

• pooling resources and working as a team will always pooling resources and working as a team will always beat individual performers; beat individual performers;

• never give up when faced with failure; never give up when faced with failure;

• and finally, compete against the situation. Not and finally, compete against the situation. Not against a rival.against a rival.

To sum up, the story of the hare and tortoise teaches us many things. Some important lessons are:

The EndThe End

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Namashkar!