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	Sunday, August 14, 2005

The Need to Update your Skills  (on business)    (selected articles in bizdrivenlife compiled) I've been spending the last 2 days updating my handbook on Project Management.  It has now 2 chapters.  Would love to get your response.  I have also remade the whole Best of Bizdrivenlife selections  to make it easier to navigate. I am including a parable, many of which I included in my handbook writings.  I have always believe that the power of a good story is better than anything else in proving a point.  This parable illustrates the constant need to upgrade our skills and to keep 'updated'. Maio Zhen was a scholar of the Song Dynasty ( 960 - 1279 AD) who had previously ranked fourth in the civil service exams. When there was a new court examination for new vacancies, he applied. The Prime Minister informed him, “ you have been an official for so many years. Before you take the exam, might as well spend some moments to review your literary skills, and some of the classics.” Miao Zhen quite confidently replied, “ Could an old midwife who’s been doing it for 30 years ever wrap a baby upside down?” After the exam, he found out that he had indeed failed. When the prime minister met him, he smiled to Miao, and ask, “Miao, how could you have wrapped the baby upside down?   5:11:06 PM     comment []   trackback []