The Talking Knife A man tried to cut his watermelon, but he found it hard to slice. Out of frustration, he threw the knife down. Within a few seconds, the knife rose from the ground and began to rotate in front of the man three times, then pierced itself into the watermelon. The man was scared and turned around to run away from the knife. The knife, with a gentle voice, said, "My dear young man, don't worry. I will not harm you." Hearing the voice, the man turned toward the knife. The knife said, "Pay attention to me. When you threw me down in anger, the problem was not me—it was your patience that you threw down. You proved you couldn't take care of me. You have been using me for a long time, but you never bothered to sharpen me. The problem lies with you, not with me. "If you don't sharpen yourself, you will feel like throwing yourself away by running from reality. If you don't sharpen your team members, you may feel they are not ready for the ...
Less than a minute, Lesson-3212 Accountability Holding yourself accountable when you've taken responsibility is among the finest human qualities—and that very quality is the first step toward leadership. Where accountability lives, order follows. Where initiative stirs, responsibility grows. M.L. Narendra Kumar Director Instivate Learning Solutions Pvt. Ltd