In the middle of March, my LinkedIn account began notifying me about messages congratulating me on my work anniversary. When you work for yourself, you forget to celebrate those monumental occasions.. This year it caused me to reflect on the
STOP! Ask for directions.
In today’ world, you have GPS systems that help you travel. Just about anything you want to try is on YouTube. It is rare that you need to call someone for directions or instruction, or ask someone how they made
Do the terms: Performance Report, OR Productivity Report, OR Activity Report make you cringe.
My manager had what was affectionately called a “Tickler File”. The black box held his general relationships and the red box held the “Hot” or new relationships. Each week, he went through his tickler file, and recorded notes about these relationships and would make lists of activities or things to do with these relationships (the post-it notes).
You can never say THANK YOU too often nor too late
In this age of digital communication, it is easy to think that it is more important to be quick with a response or a thank you….I would like to share a few brief stories of how handwritten notes have impacted my career.