One tip!!!

[Footzilla]

Just thought that I will share one tip with you guys. If you have this quality then you can jump from bottom to the top :p . The tip is that you should talk to every employed person in your company. Talk about every small aspect, every small problem, every small thing. Tell them that what are they doing wrong and what should they do to make it right. Even if the person is rich, poor, white, black, clerk, etc. Hope this helped maybe a lil bit. :)

[Fergal]

Thanks for sharing, it is a good tip.

Have you put it into practice, has it worked for you?

[Footzilla]

well, I am only 14 years old so I have certainly not tried it because a 14 year old boy cant run a business. My dad shared it with me a couple of years ago so I thought that I will share it with you guys.

[pendelton]

Footzilla, why not? You can give it a try, see what you like and not like about various business models. You are at a great age to test the waters of a lot of different things.

[Nazreen]

@Footzilla, why don't you try it? You can try talking to all people from your school - from the principal down to the cleaners.

I think I read an article before on this but I don't remember the site. Anyway, there was this president of a company who always talks to everyone in his company. This includes the janitors and cleaners, the delivery men, the secretaries, the temps, the management people, all of them. He asks them how their families are, how are they feeling, how they feel about their jobs and even asks the janitor what he thinks about the company products.

By talking to all of them, he gains insights from a wide array of people which give him a better idea of running his business.

[Fergal]

If you're going to be making suggestions to help people improve their job performance, you need to exercise a little care in how you do it. Much better to do it in a friendly helpful manner than in an arrogant condescending way.

[Nazreen]

Sorry Fergal, Footzilla. I didn't want to appear arrogant or condescending in any way.
I just wanted to suggest to Footzilla to try out his suggestion in school.

[Fergal]

Sorry Fergal, Footzilla. I didn't want to appear arrogant or condescending in any way...

Nazreen, it's me that should be sorry, I thought your post was a good one, I wasn't suggesting that anyone in this forum was arrogant. I was making a point with reference to the first post in this thread. Basically that if you are going to implement the suggested tip, try to do it in a friendly and helpful manner.

Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for replying and giving me the opportunity to clarify my point.

[pendelton]

You are right there Fergal, never talk down to the employee, talk to them.

[Footzilla]

@Footzilla, why don't you try it? You can try talking to all people from your school - from the principal down to the cleaners..

yeah right! nice idea. I would go to the principle and tell him that he should talk to every person including the jenetors and share his personal problems with them.

And he would be like:

"WHO ARE YOU TEACH ME WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. NOW SHUT YOUR FREAKING MOUTH UP AND GET YOUR ASS STRAIGHT TO THE DETENTION ROOM."

[Nazreen]

Nazreen, it's me that should be sorry, I thought your post was a good one, I wasn't suggesting that anyone in this forum was arrogant. I was making a point with reference to the first post in this thread. Basically that if you are going to implement the suggested tip, try to do it in a friendly and helpful manner.

Sorry for the misunderstanding and thanks for replying and giving me the opportunity to clarify my point.

Sorry too Fergal, I thought that since it was just after my post that you were referring to me. Thanks a lot for clarifying this :)


yeah right! nice idea. I would go to the principle and tell him that he should talk to every person including the jenetors and share his personal problems with them.

And he would be like:

"WHO ARE YOU TEACH ME WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO. NOW SHUT YOUR FREAKING MOUTH UP AND GET YOUR ASS STRAIGHT TO THE DETENTION ROOM."

No Footzilla, I'm not saying that you tell your principal how to do his job. I'm suggesting that you talk to him as in do small talk or chitchat. Greet him or say hello when you meet him. Talk also to all the people in your school and community as you've mentioned in your main post. People are social beings and without positive social contact, we become withdrawn and removed from the community.

[Footzilla]

nuh mate. It's a hell of a difficult job. The students in the school are very very rich and they don't care about these silly things so I can't talk to them regarding this.

[Nazreen]

Actually, you are wrong in this Footzilla. You yourself said that we must try talking to all people. Everyone plays a significant part in our life. I want to share with you an email I received a long time ago about treating people. Please see Lesson 1 which is very much related to this topic.


Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions until I read the last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall,dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say "hello."

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.

Comments: When we tell others that we will pray for them, it is important to know not only the situation/problem but also pray for them in a first name basis and not saying , for example, Cynthia's mom. Cynthia's mom has a name which is Flaviana. Since prayers are acts of service, the names of people we pray for are important.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at11:30 p.m., an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance, and put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached..
It read:
"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.

Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away... God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others."

Sincerely,
Mrs. Nat King Cole.

Comments: Because of the evil times, we should use wisdom and practice caution as we help others.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.
"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and studied the coins in it.
"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the waitress was growing impatient.

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.
The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.
The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five pennies.. You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had to have enough left to leave her a tip.

Comments: A true story: A waitress at Swiss Chalet observed that the worst tippers are Christians (who pray before they eat) because they either give so little tips or nothing at all.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. After the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the King indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned that many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes I'll do it if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away".

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her.

[Footzilla]

I dare many people like me cannot follow all of these lessons but I will still try to do it.