One manager let employees know how valuable they are with the
following memo:
"You Arx A Kxy Pxrson"
Xvxn though my typxwritxr is an old modxl, it works vxry wxll -- xxcxpt for
onx kxy. You would think that with all thx othxer kxys functioning propxrly,
onx kxy not working would hardly bx noticxd; but just onx kxy out of whack
sxxms to ruin thx wholx xffort.
You may say to yoursxlf -- Wxll, I'm only onx pxrson. No onx will noticx if I
don't do my bxst. But it doxs makx a diffxrxncx, bxcausx an xffxctivx
organization nxxds activx participation by xvxry onx to thx bxst of his or
hxr ability.
So, thx nxxt timx you think you arx not important, rxmxmbxr my old
typxwritxr. You arx a kxy pxrson.