In our life, for every effort we do, we expect a reward. Reward is not just money, it can be love, appreciation, reputation etc., At times we may find ourselves on the other side of the table, the giving side, where as a leader/manager/friend/family member etc., we'll be entrusted with responsibility to give rewards.
Here is a good story that came as a forward message which made me thinking on the basis of reward & how situations can be so tricky & they may fool not just the person who has the responsibility to reward but even the person anticipating rewards.
So, here goes the story, Mr. A & Mr. B come from different backgrounds & meet on the way from Location 1 to Location 2. They meet accidentally, talk & do their journey together. Here comes Ms.C from nowhere but going towards that direction & meets Mr.A/Mr.B & they all do their journey together. Now, comes the lunch time & everybody starts feeling hungry. Mr.A has 7 Rotis with him, Mr.B has 2 Rotis with him, but unfortunately, Ms.C doesn't have anything to eat. All of them, now became friends decide to have the lunch together and so each of them eat 3 Rotis. Ms.C in return, wants to distribute 9 precious stones (precious stones in return for Roti...well, it's a story and let's not be too particular here :)). Now, comes the twist, how to distribute these precious stones among Mr.A/Mr.B.
Mr.B says that he should 4 stones & Mr.A should get 5 stones as Mr.A contributed majority of the shared Rotis.
Mr.A says that he should 7 stones & Mr.B should get 2 stones based on their roti contribution.
Let's just pause here & think about this problem. Let's note 2 important factors that decide the Reward in our daily tasks,
a) Contribution towards the effort --> Hard-work/Time/Efforts/Sacrifices etc.,
b) Achievement towards the effort --> Learning/Experience/Contacts/Reputation etc.,
Contribution side --> Mr.A-7 Rotis; Mr.B-2 Rotis
Achievement side --> Mr.A-3 Rotis; Mr.B-3 Rotis
So, Mr.B is already achieved & even got 1 Roti more compared to what he contributed. So, yes, the answer is, all of them go to Mr.A
I hope this helps us to do a better job in situations like A-we ask for less/B-we ask for more/C-responsible for rewarding.
Here is a good story that came as a forward message which made me thinking on the basis of reward & how situations can be so tricky & they may fool not just the person who has the responsibility to reward but even the person anticipating rewards.
So, here goes the story, Mr. A & Mr. B come from different backgrounds & meet on the way from Location 1 to Location 2. They meet accidentally, talk & do their journey together. Here comes Ms.C from nowhere but going towards that direction & meets Mr.A/Mr.B & they all do their journey together. Now, comes the lunch time & everybody starts feeling hungry. Mr.A has 7 Rotis with him, Mr.B has 2 Rotis with him, but unfortunately, Ms.C doesn't have anything to eat. All of them, now became friends decide to have the lunch together and so each of them eat 3 Rotis. Ms.C in return, wants to distribute 9 precious stones (precious stones in return for Roti...well, it's a story and let's not be too particular here :)). Now, comes the twist, how to distribute these precious stones among Mr.A/Mr.B.
Mr.B says that he should 4 stones & Mr.A should get 5 stones as Mr.A contributed majority of the shared Rotis.
Mr.A says that he should 7 stones & Mr.B should get 2 stones based on their roti contribution.
Let's just pause here & think about this problem. Let's note 2 important factors that decide the Reward in our daily tasks,
a) Contribution towards the effort --> Hard-work/Time/Efforts/Sacrifices etc.,
b) Achievement towards the effort --> Learning/Experience/Contacts/Reputation etc.,
Contribution side --> Mr.A-7 Rotis; Mr.B-2 Rotis
Achievement side --> Mr.A-3 Rotis; Mr.B-3 Rotis
So, Mr.B is already achieved & even got 1 Roti more compared to what he contributed. So, yes, the answer is, all of them go to Mr.A
I hope this helps us to do a better job in situations like A-we ask for less/B-we ask for more/C-responsible for rewarding.
