Seconds of Fame...The 5 Seconds Story

Here are some interesting facts:

1. A post in You Tube shows a dude drank a bottle of 1.5 liter Coke in 11 seconds
2. A camel drank a 1 liter Coke in 5 seconds
3. Freeze a bottle of Coke in 2 seconds
4. My favorite Coke Christmas add is 30 seconds

These facts got me thinking how much you could do in a couple of seconds. More interestingly, I received a ‘forwarded’ email recently, about a particular manager in a company in “Molenesia” who asked his supervisors to introduce their ‘talents’ in 5 seconds.

What has the world of management turned into? The fate of a young talent lies within the speech of his supervisor, in 5 seconds!! Being Malaysian, 2 seconds is spent ‘ahhhhiiinnng’ and the remaining 3 seconds will just be a common praise, i.e. He is good.

“ Boss, this is Bob, ahhhhhhhhhhh…….He is Good” ;
“Ahhhhh…….boss, please meet Mickey, ahhhhh He is Good” ;
“ Let me introduce ahhhhhhhhhhh Joe, he is ahhhhhhhh Good”

How would the talent stand out? And more importantly, who would think of such a stupid method of introducing talent, in 5 seconds? To describe something good, time is irrelevant because talents speak of itself, from action, from participation and from observation. Perhaps the manager doesn’t have eyes and ears to look and see. Maybe he is ‘disabled’

It’s sad these days, how we pay so little attention to people’s feelings. There are many hardworking souls out there who work tirelessly, waiting for their boss to take note, and most often then never, their real effort goes un-noticed. The state of economy is giving a lot of anxieties to people, and we shouldn’t be creating more uncertainties amongst people regarding their work. Such action like above, would show how people are appreciated.

Remember, Human are not resources, they are capital. Capital appreciates. When you drink Coke, don’t gulp it in 5 seconds, because you will end up puking. Take all the time you want, cause Coke Refreshes.