1. July 2009
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Do you remember when
computers first came
out and you had to
learn a whole new way of life? What about
IF YOU'RE NOT, IT'S POSSIBLE YOU ARE MISSING cellphones? Our grandparents are now texting
OUT on a business trend that could increase employee us! Well now we have Social Media.
productivity, creativity, morale, job satisfaction, and
retention. In the current work environment, where Linkedin is fantastic tool to grow your business.
employees are asked to produce more with less, people Business owners, Sales Teams, HR Professionals
who have fun at work are accomplishing more and and Marketing Teams are finding Linkedin as a
stressing less. great resource.
How many of you have deadlines and can feel the ten- Facebook is more personal but it does bring a
sion in the air? more personal perspective to the job. Being a
TEAM is knowing each others strengths and
It is the last day, the last few hours, the emotions are weaknesses. Being connected on Facebook could
high, mole hills are made into mountains and just when bring these to the forefront.
you can feel your blood pressure peaking, you hear the
theme from “Mission Impossible” over the speaker sys- Twitter was probably the most confusing to me.
tem or coming from your bosses CD player. Chuckles The thought of someone following me just seemed
can be heard over the cubes and as the deadline nears like a bad movie. Now I am excited to be able to
people who were stressed are humming the theme. You send realtime updates to my followers. Go to
reach the deadline and you feel compelled to high five Tweetdeck.com to find people to follow. Be sure
someone. to follow BFLouisville which is Business First and
StephanieRinger which is WorkShop.
With just a simple burst of music you can create FUN.
July SkillShops at WorkShop NETWORKING, COMMERCIALS AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Each Friday 8:30am-10:00am Choose your date, $35.00 pp breakfast included REGISTER ONLINE!
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SAY IT WITH FUN! Executive Assistants, Team Leaders, Supervisors
Recognition is one of the most powerful and under utilized management tools. Everyone wants
recognition. Everyone needs it. And recognition increases the likelihood that the action recognized
will be repeated. Keep it simple, remember that adults are just grown up kids.
How about bringing in a bouquet of flowers and presenting it to one of your co-workers.
Tell him or her, “I would like for you to keep this on your desk for the next half hour and
then I would like you to pass it on to someone else and ask them to do the same”. We know
that when efforts to recognize individuals are mixed with a little fun, they tend to take on a life of
their own, creating a more memorable experience. Isn’t that the objective of recognizing someone?
FUN at work, give yourself permission to play.

2. Page 2 July 2009
What Our Customers Mean To Us
Customers are the most important people in our business
All these guidelines are saying the
Customers do not depend on us, we depend on them
same thing. Concentrate on the
Customers never interrupt our work, they are our work. customer. You can’t make many
Customers do us a favor when they call; we don’t do them favors catches if you take your eye off the ball.
by letting them in.
Lou Holt, Coach
Customers are a part of our business, not outsiders
Customers are flesh-and-blood human beings, not cold statistics. “Winning Every Day”
Chapter 3, Put the Why Before the Where or What:
Customers bring us their wants; we fulfill them
Sense of Purpose
Customers are not to be argued with
Customers deserve courteous attention
Customers are the lifeblood of this and every other business
Customers are who we are when we are not working
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