I recently found an old radio spot from 17 years ago in my archives. The script was written to contrast the professionalism of our competitors’ sales teams to our (Thermocopy’s, now Centriwork’s) sales teams.
I think it still applies today. I have a new program that I am learning to use so I built a movie around the soundtrack. It is at least worth a viewing.
And just for the record, our area business managers are the most professional, knowledgeable team you will ever meet.
To Our Community, We Commit:
After over 5 decades still living up to our mission!
Drawing on my experience of conducting a job search from home back in 1992, I sent these suggestions to my sales staff as they started working from home on March 23. Maybe the suggestions will help you if you are currently working from home or contemplating it.
Get up at the same time (or close to it), shower, shave and dress as if you were heading out the door to Centriworks.
Structure Your Day Create a plan for each day. Go back to the Franklin-Covey training days and make a list of what you want to achieve and experience the flow of endorphins as you check the items that you completed during the day. The better your plan for the day, the less likely you’ll be to get distracted.
If you do not already have a home office, find an area that you can work from that helps minimize distractions. Have all of your tools within easy reach and keep it clean, uncluttered, and comfortable.
Your family, loved ones, children, or other people should understand that you have a job to do. Make sure they support you when you are working. You don’t want to have people continually interrupting you or distracting you while you are trying to do your job.
Whether it’s during your scheduled breaks, or for asking questions, it’s incredibly beneficial to keep in touch with the team. It is good to make sure your manager is kept up to date with what you’re doing and achieving. Also, it’s good to just talk to people! It can get very lonely working remotely. There is no exciting office atmosphere; it’s just you and your laptop.
We know that you will not be working continuously, so build break times and child attention time into your daily plan at set intervals. Take a proper break to help your mind and body relax and recharge. Try and take the full time for each break, whether it’s 5 minutes, 15 minutes, or an hour.
Love one another and treat others like you want to be treated!
Proud of my precious daughter and her friends exercising their right to free speech and participating in a peaceful Juneteenth celebration/protest. While we do not always agree on issues, we agree on issues concerning the equitable and fair treatment of people, no matter their color or race. And we agree on the issues that count.
I am also proud of the fact that the protests in Knoxville have been civil and have provided a wonderful environment for dialogue/discussion!
Elise’s chosen profession is law enforcement.