In this electronic world, we are losing those small significant things that really matter. When I was a child, my parents would require me to write "thank you" notes for every gift that I ever received. How do you thank your employees? Recognition is so important today. Your employees are scared. They think that they will be the next one on the unemployment line. Give them recognition for a job well done. Say "thank you". Better yet, write in down.
We are so lucky that we live in the age of technology. With smart phones and computers, we have access to instant information or people all over the world. But what we have gain in access and speed, we are losing something very important, face to face communication. My kids have grown up with technology. They both are at ease behind the computer and find no problem send a text message or email. I recently had to contact several college students to pick up their order of girl scout cookies. One after one, I called them on their cell phones and not a single one answered their phone. When I started text messaging them instead, they all replied within a matter of minutes. Yet none of them would answer their phone. What does this say about this generation? Are we teaching them that it is easier to send a text than talk to someone? Since face to face communication is the basis of human communication, how are they building strong or lasting relationships? It is no wonder that we are seeing mo...
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