Swinging Success
A great quote, paraphrased from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, via the blog of the guy behind Pursue the Passion: “A sculptor had a large stone that he wanted split down the middle. He took a big swing with his hammer to meet the chisel with a vengeance, only to find the stone unaffected […]...
Birthday Pinging
Everybody likes to be remembered on their birthdays and that’s why they are a pinging staple. I have birthdays logged at the top of my Outlook schedule so I can call or email that day when I have a few moments. Birthdays are a great time to let people know that you care about their […]...
Office Gift-Giving
A friend passed along some funny statistics about holiday gift-giving: 20% of working Americans get stiffed by Secret Santa. 50% find office gifting expensive and time-consuming. A third of those who give gifts to co-workers have re-gifted (32%) or simply thrown out a gift from a co-worker (31%). One in five co-workers say they have […]...
Office Secret Santas
At Ferrazzi Greenlight, someone asked whether we could do Secret Santas. It brought back memories of what I was like when I was in college. This serves as an example of what not to do with Secret Santas at the office. Back at Yale, we did a Secret Santa and there were about six gifts […]...
