Teaching Others

Say, 'No Thanks', to work outside your Core Competencies

When to Say “Thanks” but “No Thanks”

/ Author Jared Knisley, Client Retention, Communication, Customer Service, Leadership, Productivity, Project Management, Teaching Others, Team Building
Core Competencies Have you ever had a client relationship go from good to bad, after a failed initiative? What if you had decided to pass on the opportunity?  Learn when to say "No Thanks" to work that does not align with your Core Competencies. The Full Scoop I was recently contemplating the relationship between the [...]

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Following Up, Critical for Effective Management

/ Author Jared Knisley, Communication, Customer Service, IT Services, IT Support, Leadership, Managed IT, Productivity, Project Management, Teaching Others, Team Building, Working Remotely
Learn to Follow Up Don't fall into the trap of believing that, since an assignment was given, it is in the process of being completed. "Trust but verify" is a tried and true Russian proverb that will work for you if employed properly. Learning to follow-up is critical for Effective Management. The Full Scoop The

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Drained Resources

/ Author Jared Knisley, Communication, IT Services, Productivity, Project Management, Teaching Others, Team Building
Drained Resources After a few painful ordeals with clients we came the the conclusion that changes needed to occur in our approach. Some clients just weren't worth keeping or jeopardized our ability to service our best clients. No organization can thrive when resources are drained.  Employee exhausting is a real threat to the success of

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The Law of Triviality

/ Client Retention, Communication, Customer Service, Fizen™, Leadership, Productivity, Project Management, Teaching Others, Team Building, Working Remotely
The Law of Triviality As the meeting started (late) we began to go over deep dive topics that were meant to bring attention to different positive and negative project trends within the group. Rarely would we get past the first couple of slides.  We would jump from one trivial topic to the next, ultimately the

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