Here are some short stories that provide wonderful illustrations for learning, inspiration for self-development/ self-evolution, help you improve your skills in leading and managing others.
A shoe shop owner needed a salesperson. Hoping to find a good one, he advertised in the newspaper. Many candidates came in response, but none impressed the owner. They all hesitated – whether while speaking, showing the shoes or quoting prices. Finally, only one candidate remained. The shop owner gave him a pair of shoes … Read more
A man once opened a shop that sold incense sticks. He had a wide variety of fragrances and proudly placed a signboard outside that read: Fragrant Incense Sticks Available Here! Business picked up quickly. One day, a customer walked in and said, “Your signboard is contradictory. If they’re incense sticks, of course they’ll be fragrant … Read more
Arun had no patience at all. He would start a work, do it for few days and then close it and start another work. Many years had passed like this and he had not yet been able to settle down in any business. Arun’s parents were very upset with his habit of his. Seeing no … Read more
Long ago, a Kingdom was full of happiness and prosperity under it’s King rule. People were living happily under his rule. One year, severe famine happened in that state. Crops dried up due to lack of water and in such situation, farmer were not able to pay revenue to King. Due to lack of revenue, … Read more
Once a King wanted to become more powerful. He got to know about a saint who had came to his kingdom and was famous for helping people. King went to saint and said to him, “Please tell me a way to become more powerful.” Saint pointed towards a path and said, “Path you seeing in … Read more
One day King went on a tour of his kingdom in disguise. While roaming around, he passed near a farm field, there he saw a farmer who was wearing torn clothes and was eating food sitting under shade of a tree. Seeing clothes of farmer, King thought, “I should give some gold coins to farmer … Read more
A person used to work as sales manager in a multinational company. With his savings, he built a luxurious house outside the city. Being out of town, area was somewhat deserted. Man started living in his new house with his wife and children. He would leave early in morning and return late in evening. Seeing … Read more
Once two childhood friend, Sonu and Monu went to look for job. Both applied in same company and luckily both were selected for job. Both were hard working. After working for few months Sonu got promotion while Monu didn’t get any. Boss was fond of Sonu and always kept him near. Monu saw this and … Read more
Long ago, a rich man lived in a small village. He had four sons. With passage of time rich man grew old and thought about deciding who should be made heir of his wealth. To make this decision, he summoned four sons gave few grains of wheat to each of his son and said, “I … Read more
Once upon a time, a sage was living in forest. He was famous for strictly following his policy of always speaking truth. One day, Sage was teaching his disciples about importance of truth. He said, “We should always tell truth, no matter how difficult situation is.” Suddenly a deer came running towards him. Deer bowed … Read more