by Ed Evarts | Dec 20, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
There is a big difference between acknowledging an outreach and providing an answer to the outreach. You may not have the answer or you may not have the time to provide the answer at that moment. Regardless of the situation and in order to help your colleagues make...
by Ed Evarts | Dec 18, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
Although you cannot control the number of inbound outreaches to you, you can set expectations regarding how your colleagues will hear back from you. Expectations are the boundaries you create which reflect your unique style, calendar and workload. Here are some ways...
by Ed Evarts | Dec 13, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
You may feel that you should not respond to colleagues until you have the answer to their questions or requests. You may assume that others know you are working on their problem and you don’t feel a need to keep them updated. You may rationalize that you are too busy...
by Ed Evarts | Nov 27, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
Today, colleagues and information can reach you at any time of the day, in an endless number of ways, in milliseconds. It is estimated that over 6 billion mobile phone calls are made per day in the United States. Smartphones have created a world of socially acceptable...
by Ed Evarts | May 10, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
I typically visit with clients every other week at their offices, and one of the details I observe is the status of my client’s office whiteboards. A whiteboard that does not change from meeting to meeting reflects your state of mind – inflexible, boring, and...
by Ed Evarts | Apr 10, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
Raise Your Visibility & Value highlights seven visibility accelerators. Our third visibility accelerator is “Be Responsive.” Learn how important it is for you to get back to your colleagues and foster progress. ~~~~~~~~ Ed’s new book, Raise Your Visibility &...
