Helpful, or…
Are retail store workers naturally really nice and helpful, or is it just because they are paid on commission? I hope that it is both, but I think that we did our best in our role as customer – we engaged in Read More …
Month: October 2016
Let Them Help
Sometimes, you are better at doing something than the new person who is around to do it. You just have to train them and then let them help. We know that it is hard to let go. Resist the urge… Read More …
Do You Know How Tall Your Cow Is?
If you walked up to someone and asked this question, “Do you know how tall your cow is?” Would you expect them to know the answer? I guess it would depend, right? It would depend on if they answered yes Read More …
Which is it?
Saw this street sign today and I had to wonder, which is it? Do not do this thing… Or, do this thing that is written in bigger, bolder letters …and, is listed last? Consider, with all due respect to Gene Read More …
Make a List
What do you need to do? Make a list. Who/what do you want to choose, make a pro-con list. This practice works for many people. When they are done, they feel accomplished what they said – or wanted – to Read More …
Known By Any Other Name
In the past, and sometimes, still you are given directions to places known by any other name than the real name. It’s an old joke in movies… “drive down a ways, past Johnson’s Farm and make a left at dead Read More …
Yesterday’s Favorites
To our children we – as parents – wax on nostalgic for things of our past…even if that past was only in the 1980s, the 1990s and the early Aughts. The things that are part of the kid’s training are Read More …
Here Today
Sometimes, it feels like retail shops are here today and gone tomorrow. It happens all the time. It is unfortunate. Owners have to start with a good plan, then create a great brand focused on customers, offer a unique selling Read More …
Who You Are Today
No doubt, who you are today, is different from the person you were 10 and 20 years ago. You are now older, more mature, maybe you are married and have children – or maybe you have recently graduated and gotten Read More …
Grouping
Ever realize, as you choose a place to sit in restaurants and public spaces the grouping of people? Do you choose a spot far away from all others, or close? Do you just leave one space and enough room to Read More …