One thing the Great Recession has taught me: It stinks to be a big idea person when you also have to cover the role of the implementation team. Lots of great ideas…with the double blessing of figuring out how to get them all done.
Work
I Did. How About You?
Have you ever had one of “those” days? Deadline x1 becomes deadline x3 “Could you help with this? Shouldn’t take but a few minutes…” Which it doesn’t. Which it never has, in the history of mankind, by the way. Printer breaks. Email breaks. The person you must get a signature from isn’t in town. You […]
Frustrations
Has anyone else done the Email Two-Step lately? Answer and delete one email – receive two more. Answer and file four emails – receive one more. Answer and delete two emails – receive ten more. I’ll never get ahead at this rate!
You Asked For It
My company promoted me to Senior Associate and look what happened: What a reprobate!
Gift Idea – And How-To
It’s hard to believe, but I’ve already finished pulling together holiday gifts for our clients. {I’m almost done with the Hayley’s Christmas gifts as well, but that’s another story.} Just like in my private life, I’m always looking to save a penny when it comes to how the company spends money. It’s not that I […]
Say What Again?
Every now and then, the very busy in my office screen calls for the even-busier. That’s what I’ve been doing this week to give one of our owners a chance to completely focus on design and deadlines. It’s been a long time since I was a receptionist – and even longer since my much-hated summer […]
