The Elephant Trap

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Remember the story about the six blind men describing an elephant?

The first blind man touched the side of the animal. "An elephant is smooth and solid like a wall! It must be very powerful."

The second blind man put his hand on the elephant's limber trunk. "An elephant is like a giant snake."

The third blind man felt the elephant's pointed tusk. "This creature is as sharp and deadly as a spear."

The fourth blind man touched one of the elephant's four legs. "What we have here is an extremely large cow."

The fifth blind man felt the elephant's giant ear. "I believe an elephant is like a huge fan or maybe a magic carpet that can fly over mountains and treetops."

The sixth blind man gave a tug on the elephant's coarse tail. "Why, this is nothing more than a piece of old rope."

Today, we're talking about this story's specific wisdom for agribusiness leaders of all varieties.

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