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Aesop and Mimicry Artist

Once upon a time, there was a very famous mimicry artist in Greece. He used to mimic the voice of almost all famous human beings, animals and birds. People used to enjoy his performance like anything. The parties thrown by the rich and the famous were incomplete without his event.

Once, Aesop's owner threw a party in his house. Needless to say, the mimicry artist was invited to entertain the guests. He too did it so nicely. The one particular item people liked the most was 'the noise of a pig'. The artist hid his face in a shawl and made the noise of a pig in such a manner that everybody felt that some pig must have entered the party hall.

Aesop went out for a moment and came back covering himself in a shawl. He claimed that he can mimic the pig in much better way. Everybody started laughing. Aesop requested his master to allow him once. The master somehow allowed. Aesop too hid his face in a shawl and made a noise of a pig. Everyone booed him for that nonsensical noise. His master was wild at him.

Aesop coolly threw away his shawl and showed a real piglet in his hands. Everybody went speechless. Aesop has taught them a fantastic lesson.

Learning:

Every team leader and boss must keep in his mind that at times imitation appears to be better than the reality. One needs to face many situations where it is difficult to get the hold of reality over the imitation. The one who learns to understand the reality better, can only become a better leader or manager.  
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