Punga

Management lesson for the week:

Punga is a difficult Punjabi word to define. Roughly, it means asking for trouble when you don't need to. The following story will illustrate what I mean.

A Sikh was on a flight, with a parrot on the other side of the aisle. He noticed that every time a certain pretty hostess walked past, the bird would whistle appreciatively. The girl would give the parrot a dirty look, but nothing else happened. The last straw was when she was nipped by the bird while passing by. She stormed into the cockpit and complained loudly about the lewd passenger. The captain said there was little he could do, and asked her to put up with the bird’s behaviour until they had landed.

The next time she walked past, the Sikh got into the act, and pinched her. This time, she blew up and threatened to resign if the captain took no action. “OK,” he replied. “Throw them both out of the plane.” As the two fell from 30,000 feet, the parrot asked the Sikh: “Sardar Ji, can you fly?” When the panic-stricken man said no, the bird unfurled his wings and asked: “Then why did you take a punga with the hostess?

Moral of the story : Dont take punga if you dont know how to fly from 30,000 feet above the ground.We are living in turbulent times. Stick to well known Management Principles. No punga allowed.