Assuming All Is Good
Bob, the sales rep had this problem of getting up late in the morning and was always late for work. After a few weeks of this his boss became angry and threatened to fire him if he did not do something about it. So Bob went to his Doctor , who gave him a pill, and told him to take it before he went to bed. That night Bob took the pill as directed, and had a great night’s sleep, and actually beat the alarm in the morning. After a leisurely breakfast, he cheerfully drove to work. “Boss” he said,” the pill my Doctor subscribed to me actually worked.”” That’s all fine” said the boss, “ but where were you yesterday?.
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Gratitude
The boss called one of his employees into his office. “ Rob”, he said, “you’ve been with the company for a year. You started off as an office clerk, one week later you were promoted to a sales position, and one month after that you were promoted to district manager of the sales department. Just four short months later, you were promoted to vice-chairman. Now it’s time for me to retire, and I want you to take over the company. What do you say to that?.” “ Thanks”, said the employee. “Thanks?”, the boss replied. “ Is that all you can say?” “ I suppose not”, the employee said, “ Thanks, Dad.”
Even though we like to think we owe our success to our work ethics, dedication, determination, working smart, and long hours, still one way or another we owe a little gratitude to all those that gave us the opportunity, and helped us along the way. Whether instructing us on the correct way to do something, or having our backs as in a team effort. So for all those people that have been there for us --- Thank You!.
When The Going Gets Tough
A new sales manager spends a week at his new office with the manager he is replacing. On the last day the departing manager tells him, “ I have left three numbered envelopes in the desk drawer. Open an envelope if you encounter a crisis you can not solve”. Three months down the road, there is a major drama, everything goes wrong—the usual stuff--- and the manager feels very threatened by it all. He remembers the parting words of his predecessor and opens the first envelope. The message inside says “ blame your predecessor”. He does this and gets off the hook. About a half year later, the company is experiencing a drop in sales, combined with serious product problems. The manager quickly opens the second envelope. The message read “ reorganize”!. This he does, and the company quickly rebounds. Three months later, at his next crisis, he opens the third envelope. The message inside says “ prepare three envelopes”.
We don’t want to follow what other furniture companies are doing. We understand what needs to be done, when it needs to be done by, and we have the ability to think outside the box, when tough situations arise. We realize that to build long term relationships with our customers , we need to make sure we are there for them, whenever the need arises.