The Nickels and Dimes of Social Interactions
With the surge in shortened communications, such as Twitter and text messaging, there seems to be a loss in the nickels and dimes of social interactions. Those small but valuable tokens are the words “please” and “thank you.” I know, you only have 140 to 160 characters to get your point across. I know you’re busy and moving quickly. Just remember, everytime you choose to have an interaction with a person, be sure to drop them a nickel or a dime. Just like compound interest at the bank, those nickels and dimes turn into dollars later.
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June 15th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I love this! Just instituted this idea for one of my clients. Every time the managers ask the staff to do something and don’t say please, the manager has to put a nickel into a jar. And every time the manager doesn’t say Thank You, they have to put a dime into the jar. The staff that are here today are getting excited because they are INVOLVED with the development of their boss. It is a Win-Win! Thanks for the post and the idea!
June 15th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
Great word play on something our culture forgets to do all too often (including myself!).
Thank you!
Jason Blumer
June 15th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Thank you, Jason for stopping by and taking the time to comment. We really appreciate you!
June 15th, 2009 at 9:29 pm
Robert, you’re fast! Thanks for sharing your story with us. Would you kindly let us know how it works out with your client please?
July 6th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Wonderful post and couldn’t agree more. Funny, I got your blog site from a friend who also recommended http://www.brianparsley.com. The author has a pretty good take on this very subject. Thought you might find it of value.
http://www.brianparsley.com/?p=35
July 7th, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Thank you very much! I’ll give Brian’s blog a look!
August 11th, 2009 at 8:02 am
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