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6 Top Distractions: How to reduce its negative effect.
The first half of 2017 is over…..like…literally OVER. Have you taken a stock count? How did you fare? At the beginning of the year, we had a lot of goals lined out and as I always advocate, I’m hoping we’ve been taking baby steps to achieve one goal at a time. We may not have achieved everything yet due to several reasons and as the start of the second half is just hours away, I am sure we are all gearing up to meet the remaining goals. Now, those ‘several reasons’ are unknown to me but one reason I’m certain happens to the best of us is DISTRACTION. If you…
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Top Tips for Official Phone Conversations.
The title says top tips so you expect that whatever i have to say should be basic information and everyone who handles a phone for public relations or official reasons should be aware of it. Allow me burst some bubbles but it isn’t totally applicable to everyone. I had an encounter and I am irked that someone who is assigned to handle a PR related issue can actually ignore very basic tips. I am even more irked that the establishment didn’t think it necessary to perhaps train this individual or assign a more reliable candidate. On Saturday morning, my phone rang while I was fixing breakfast. I answered the call…