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Monday, July 27, 2009
Employee
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Prayer
Today, before stepping into work, I decided I'd pray for my day. You know, just the usual, just to ask God for grace to make a difference today.
And it's wild, I came into work with just a really different mindset and a different attitude. Real subtle, but it made a huge difference. Before I even started I stopped by two of our residents' rooms (something I usually don't do) and just chatted with them for a while. I feel like my perspective is better now and I know why I'm doing what I'm doing. It's good.
Luke 11:2-4
john.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Time Management
Sweet, I was just thinking about this today. I've wanted to get my time management skills at work down pat a little better.
I especially like #5.
Actually both of these articles hit home. One's about managing stuff off-site and one's about time management. Have a look at check out the 'way of the future'...
Virtual Office
Time Management
john.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Human Element
The other day I talked to a friend of mine who's basically a business/entrepreneur guru. Really, he's more of a friend of a friend, I guess. Anways...
So I'm talking to him about business because we're discussing how to figure out how to grow our business. One of the things we end up discussing as a requirement before learning the future of the business is to discover the personal future of each person involved with the business. As in, our personal stake. So what I thought would be a completely clinical conversation of charts and facts and figures turned into an introspective and very personal inner conversation.
I began to really think of my life and where I want to be in 3, 5, and 10 years. And the truth is, I'd love to still be connected with the business, but I want to be in school, and then performing eventually at some point. A performer needs a side job though, so is it feasible for me to still be involved in the business while performing. Or is it too big of a job? And if so, how much should I be doing for the company now? What about later?
All this to say, I have a number of questions and ideas to bounce off my friend the next time we meet. And it seems to have divulged completely from the original topic. Really, I just need someone to talk to about my plans, my future, and my dreams, and see if all of this will work together with the future of the business. It's funny then, that my business consultant has somehow turned into what I wish would be a counselor of sorts.
You see, I don't think we really ask for people's services just because they do their service efficiently, although that is certainly key to the situation. I think we do things, especially in today's day and age out of relationship. There's a human element that has to be factored into people choosing to work with one service company vs. the next.
That's one reason that I love Abba Care. We recognize this truth and know our clients don't choose us just because we're efficient or even because of our home atmosphere and cooking that we're really proud of. I think they also choose us and stay with us, partially, because we build relationships. When a resident or a client leaves, my heart definitely aches a little bit because we've built relationship with that client.
And that's an interesting thing that no marketing survey can really “tally” for you.
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