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Casual Articles - To Follow-up or Not to Follow-up
Businesses of all sizes and within all industries often suffer from poor planning. A key area which needs consideration is succession planning for both ownership and key management. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY BUSINESS OWNER TO PLAN FOR THE DAY WHEN THEY WILL NO LONGER BE INVOLVED IN THEIR BUSINESS ON A FULL TIME BASIS.Often, we hear of small to medium sized businesses built primarily on the drive and enthusiasm of a key individual, only to falter when that person is no longer there. Similarly, larger public companies can experience great turmoil if their management and ownership criteria are not clearly defined and allowed to develop correctly.Within succession planning we are not simply talking about small businesses or personal financial planning. We are looking for business to be planning for its
A pen is much more than a writing instrument. Even an individual who relies on a computer to do most of his writing work, needs a pen for simple everyday situations, such as signing a check or autograph. Few are the people who leave the house without a pen tucked in the pocket or in their schoolbag, handbag or briefcase. The pen is an almost indispensable and universal tool.Smart businessmen have realized that giving away pens as a promotional tool is an economical and effective way to build brand awareness. A pen engraved with a company logo creates instant recall, and it can safely be said that a person will use that pen at least once a day. Chances are that others will also use the pen during the day, increasing the visibility of the logo multifold.Smaller businesses that do not have substantial advertising and
In government offices, with Insurance companies, in relations of Customer/Client and Service Provider and even in corporate world, at times we follow-up with the concerned person to know and to ensure if our work has been done or not. I personally don’t like this act of follow-ups; I don’t encourage such activities and I don’t appreciate that. I feel that by following-up you are insulting the other person. If someone need to follow-up with me or if someone follow-up with me, I feel insulted. So, what is the solution? Whether we should follow-up? Who should follow-up? In this write-up, I will be sharing few examples and will try to find a solution.
Let’s understand
We are social animals and we cannot do all the things on our own. I cannot issue a license for myself. I cannot sell a movie ticket to myself. If I am not a pilot, I cannot fly my plane. I cannot fill my petrol tank. I cannot approve my own loan. In case of operation, I cannot operate myself. I cannot issue an insurance policy to myself. I cannot take my own interview and hire myself. Can I? We do follow-ups when part of our work is done by another person. We do follow-ups when we delegate some of our work. We need to follow-up when our performance, our growth, our success, our career, even our routine life is partly dependable on the work of some other person (s).
I am of the opinion that if someone is following-up with you, then all or any of the following is a reason for that:
1) You are lazy.
2) You are not a good planner.
3) You are not aware of the importance and value of time.
4) You are poor in Time Management
5) You are not aware of your own limits.
6) You have a habit of procrastinating.
7) You don’t know how to prioritize your work.
8) You have made a wrong commitment.
I will be the last person to accept a reason that XYZ is very busy, he doesn’t have time and hence you need to be reminded.
Why you want others to follow-up?
1) One of the parties is seeking some benefit from the other person. It can be monetary or otherwise. For example you are a principle of a very good college and have applied for your driving license where MR. Y is working, who is having a college going daughter. You got into a mutual understanding that you will give admission to Mr. Y’s daughter and he will give you a driving license without testing your driving skills. Though this leads to Corruption but this is one of the cases where Follow-up might be required. Or you have applied for a l
People think of summer as a time to leave work early, take vacations, visit the beach and read a good book. Summer is good for all those things. But it is also the perfect time of the year for evaluating your professional life and addressing areas in need of personal development.EvaluateThe first and most important step is to evaluate where you are versus your career and professional goals. Are you on track? Falling behind? Ahead of your peers? These apply not just to titles and compensation but also experiences and responsibilities. Where to you see yourself in a year? Five years? Are you on track to meet those career goals? If not, identify, as specifically as possible, the gaps and what steps you must take to address the gaps.EducationEducation, whether a college degree, an advanced degr
Let’s understand
We are social animals and we cannot do all the things on our own. I cannot issue a license for myself. I cannot sell a movie ticket to myself. If I am not a pilot, I cannot fly my plane. I cannot fill my petrol tank. I cannot approve my own loan. In case of operation, I cannot operate myself. I cannot issue an insurance policy to myself. I cannot take my own interview and hire myself. Can I? We do follow-ups when part of our work is done by another person. We do follow-ups when we delegate some of our work. We need to follow-up when our performance, our growth, our success, our career, even our routine life is partly dependable on the work of some other person (s).
I am of the opinion that if someone is following-up with you, then all or any of the following is a reason for that:
1) You are lazy.
2) You are not a good planner.
3) You are not aware of the importance and value of time.
4) You are poor in Time Management
5) You are not aware of your own limits.
6) You have a habit of procrastinating.
7) You don’t know how to prioritize your work.
8) You have made a wrong commitment.
I will be the last person to accept a reason that XYZ is very busy, he doesn’t have time and hence you need to be reminded.
Why you want others to follow-up?
1) One of the parties is seeking some benefit from the other person. It can be monetary or otherwise. For example you are a principle of a very good college and have applied for your driving license where MR. Y is working, who is having a college going daughter. You got into a mutual understanding that you will give admission to Mr. Y’s daughter and he will give you a driving license without testing your driving skills. Though this leads to Corruption but this is one of the cases where Follow-up might be required. Or you have applied for a
In the world of medical billing, there is a sub domain all to itself. It is called enteral nutrition. Once upon a time, this was something that would have never been considered to be billable, which is part of the reason that this particular sub domain has its very own CMN. To understand how the CMN works, we first have to know a little something about enteral nutrition itself and what it is.In modern times, it has been determined that there are people who are ill because they don't get the right kind of nutrition. Years ago, we weren't so health conscious. The 60s saw the days of white bread and preservatives and nobody even knew what the word fiber stood for. Health food stores were the exception rather than the norm. Then, suddenly and without much warning, people started getting very sick and coming down with
I am of the opinion that if someone is following-up with you, then all or any of the following is a reason for that:
1) You are lazy.
2) You are not a good planner.
3) You are not aware of the importance and value of time.
4) You are poor in Time Management
5) You are not aware of your own limits.
6) You have a habit of procrastinating.
7) You don’t know how to prioritize your work.
8) You have made a wrong commitment.
I will be the last person to accept a reason that XYZ is very busy, he doesn’t have time and hence you need to be reminded.
Why you want others to follow-up?
1) One of the parties is seeking some benefit from the other person. It can be monetary or otherwise. For example you are a principle of a very good college and have applied for your driving license where MR. Y is working, who is having a college going daughter. You got into a mutual understanding that you will give admission to Mr. Y’s daughter and he will give you a driving license without testing your driving skills. Though this leads to Corruption but this is one of the cases where Follow-up might be required. Or you have applied for a
(For full, ironic effect, the title of this article should actually be sung to the tune that begins, “Have yourself a merry, little Christmas...”)****************************************************************The Oracle of Delphi is credited with having made the famous admonition to all seekers of wisdom, “Know thyself!”It’s still great advice. Of course, when it comes to business and to achieving higher levels of productivity, it is essential to understand the conditions under which we work best.And these are not always obvious to us.For example, in a separate article, I mention that most salespeople perform better when they’re sitting in a “bullpen” arrangement, surrounded by other “pitchers,” rather than when they’re alone in private offices, with doors closed.Before tipping the ans
3) You are not aware of the importance and value of time.
4) You are poor in Time Management
5) You are not aware of your own limits.
6) You have a habit of procrastinating.
7) You don’t know how to prioritize your work.
8) You have made a wrong commitment.
I will be the last person to accept a reason that XYZ is very busy, he doesn’t have time and hence you need to be reminded.
Why you want others to follow-up?
1) One of the parties is seeking some benefit from the other person. It can be monetary or otherwise. For example you are a principle of a very good college and have applied for your driving license where MR. Y is working, who is having a college going daughter. You got into a mutual understanding that you will give admission to Mr. Y’s daughter and he will give you a driving license without testing your driving skills. Though this leads to Corruption but this is one of the cases where Follow-up might be required. Or you have applied for a
Having just come back from what was otherwise a delightful trip abroad, I started stewing about the lousy return flight I took.Why was this experience the absolute worst part of the trip, surpassing the bad plumbing and other inconveniences that I suffered?That flight is emblematic of the five reasons flying sucks:(1) Flying wastes time. Having to check in hours before a flight is unnecessary. When you calculate this lost time, along with what it takes to drive to an airport, park the car, and catch a shuttle, it makes driving to your destination, if it is within 300-400 miles, seem more convenient.(2) The airline made me wait 5 hours between connecting flights, although TWO earlier flights were available. Undoubtedly, they did this because I was traveling on a discounted fare, and they could market
2) Ego Clash or Personality clash might be another reason that you are not doing the work of another person and hence “wanting” him or her to follow-up with you.
3) Sheer Pleasure that you draw by not carrying forward the work of another person and thereby making an attempt to show-off your importance, power and authority.
4) Someone is growing faster than your own growth, and then also you might just keep on lingering and not do the work, because you are afraid and you have fear.
5) You enjoy procrastination. You have a problem and you feel that by postponing the problem or by ignoring the problem, you can solve the problem.
How to plan?
1) You are the master of your own time. Plan your time in such a manner so that you can do all your assignments well on time and don’t give any opportunity or reason for anyone to follow-up with you.
2) Understand your capacity. Be Proactive. Don’t make false commitments.
3) Don’t make open commitments. Always make time bond commitments. Here, I like to share one example. I had problem with my hand-phone and went to the customer care executive and he told me, “Sir, it will take some time”. I asked, “How Much Time”. He said, “I don’t know. I cannot commit but it will take sometime”. I suggested, “One day, One Week, One Fortnight or One Month or even more, how much time it will take?” He said, “One Week”.
4) Be dedicated to your work. Be a good planner. Everybody is busy. But it comes to being a busy person, I can only think of people responsible for multiple things; people responsible for many tasks and assignments. If I think of such people, they can be Department Heads or Location Heads, Group Heads, Country Heads, CEO’s, Managing Directors, Prime Ministers’ or Presidents. Is there anyone else, who can be busier
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