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Lots of people do their job and do their job well, but how many people think about doing their job? Truly think about doing their job?
Take 20 seconds and think about that statement and then answer these quick questions:
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Yes, I am getting old quickly! Yes, I am a new member of AARP! But I know VERY little about the organization and its benefits. I need your help!
I really hope you can give me some helpful tips that I can use as well as other readers who are close to joining this organization.
I look forward to reading your comments.
Let me know if this sounds familiar. You buy a gift for a friend or relative and it takes you 12 minutes to peel off the price tag. And once you finally get the price tag off, not only are you left with an ugly smudge mark, you are also almost too embarrassed to give the present… Sound familiar? Or you could pick up a package in store and it doesn’t have a price tag on it and there are no prices on the shelf.
Wouldn’t life be a little easier with digital pricing? As a consumer, it would make my life a lot easier and as a retailer, doesn’t it allow you the opportunity to change prices, quickly at the drop of a hat? That has to be appealing to a retailer and save them a boat load of money.
With today’s technology isn’t it possible to have a book store, a grocery store or even a large retail store have digital pricing?
Perhaps I am a little crazy but to me this makes perfect sense?
What do you think?
I look forward to reading your comments.
Last month I had the opportunity to spend a week on vacation with my family in Mexico. This trip was one of the most memorable and important trips of my life. I had lots of funny, goofy and in-depth discussions.
One of those discussions is the subject of today’s post.
A number of us were talking in the pool and for some crazy reason the discussion led us to talking about what side of the bed everyone slept on. As the question was answered one by one, a pattern was established (at least with the sample size of 10 in the pool in Mexico).
Since I returned from that vacation I have asked 10 random people the same question and funny, the result was almost the same.
Today, I am going to ask you to take a quick quiz with two questions – Literally, this will take less than 20 seconds!
I look forward to reading your comments.
I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day shared with loved ones that was filled with quiet, tender moments, laughter and happiness. I was reading an article a few days ago that I found very interesting. Here are a few statistics on this year’s Valentine’s Day:
Lots of interesting numbers and information and yes, a few numbers caused me to pause and scratch my head.
I was very surprised to read that Americans spent $815 million on their pets.
I look forward to reading your comments.
Over the past few years we all heard how the Philadelphia Phillies were going to have a walk in the park – right to the World Series. In fact, some people actually said their pitching staff maybe the BEST of all time. Staying in the sports city of Philadelphia over the last few years, I noticed they were all about the Philadelphia Eagles, who they believed assembled a dream team. Well that dream team went nowhere, won a handful of games and got their coach fired – who by the way had been there for 14 years. Another example of this is the 2012 Boston Red Sox. On paper – wow! On the field – ugh! What a mess!
I would say it is easy to acquire the best talent. Overpaying to me really isn’t a strategy.
With a sports team, it’s not about talent. It’s about how the talent works together – and many teams don’t work together well. Without question this applies to sports teams, but does it apply in the same way for a business team?
Now your turn:
I look forward to reading your comments.
I am sure every reader of the blog has attended a sporting event or Broadway play, and I assume that somewhere along the way someone forgot their tickets.
That exact situation happened last month when SC, MC, AVS and myself were headed to the NFC Championship in Atlanta, Georgia. Thankfully we were getting gas and only a mile away from the house when we realized we didn’t have one of the most important things needed.
For the record, I have gone to probably over a thousand games in my lifetime, and a few of those times I forgot the tickets. Ugh! Not the greatest feeling to have and can put a damper on things.
The question is, “What did you do?” Remember, this is before you had the tickets on your phone.
I look forward to hearing some VERY funny and crazy stories.
Last month we started the year with an account manager meeting in Dallas. During one of my presentations I had the members of the team list all of the company resources we had that were at their disposal. Resources such as our qualitative group, library, social media team and new business development team were there for them to use when they had a need during the year.
I also said that I am a resource and stated, “Yes, I am the boss, but I work for you – you don’t work for me.”
What I meant by that is:
So I will end again with: I consider myself a resource within our company and yes, I am the boss, but I work for you – you don’t work for me.
With that said,
I look forward to reading your comments.
Dear fans:
As your teams prepare for the opening face-off of the 2012-13 season, we thank you for your patience and we apologize to you for the time we’ve missed. From today forward, we will do everything we can to make this season worth the wait.
We are committed to earning back your trust and support the same way it’s earned on the ice: with hard work and unwavering dedication. Your cheers drive us forward, and we’re committed to making you proud to be a fan — by delivering a game with the action, the skill and the intensity you deserve.
Like you, we’ve missed NHL hockey. We’ve missed the clutch goals, the big hits, the electrifying saves. We’ve missed the flash of the red light, the sound of the siren, and the way the building shakes when the home team scores.
It’s time to focus on the best athletes in the world, on the enduring greatness of the game, and — above all — on the connection that binds fans, players and families everywhere. NHL hockey is the best in the world. The future is incredibly bright. So let’s drop the puck and marvel at all the remarkable things the players do with it.
With respect and appreciation,
The National Hockey League
P.S. The teams are planning special events and unique opportunities to welcome you back. We hope you’ll get in on the action. And again, thank you.
I look forward to reading your comments.
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Yes, I Found Some Money In A Cab… Now What?
Friday, February 22nd, 2013His reaction was shocking – or at least shocking to me. He couldn’t thank me enough and was very surprised that I gave him the money. He must have thanked me 5 times! After a few minutes the three of us had a philosophical discussion about what most people would have done. We all agreed that more people would say they would give the money back than really would. So I won’t ask each of you what you would do.
Before I ask you today’s question, S.S. thinks 30% of the people would give the money to the cabby. The cabby believes that less than 10% of the people would give him the money, while I thought it would be more like 40%.
I look forward to reading your comments.
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