Comments on: Want to Make Your Job Easier? Just Ask! http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:01:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: GreatManagement http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-309028 GreatManagement Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:22:30 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/02/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask.html#comment-309028 Phil, I have chosen this post for my weekly GreatManagement Inspirational Articles - The Best Advice From Around The Web. Andrew Phil,

I have chosen this post for my weekly GreatManagement Inspirational Articles – The Best Advice From Around The Web.

Andrew

]]> By: GreatManagement http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-309004 GreatManagement Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:18:13 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/02/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask.html#comment-309004 Just thought I would share a story...recently I interviewed Allan Leighton (one of the UK's most respected businessperson - currently Chairman of Royal Mail) and he told me about when he first joined Mars (the confectionery company). His first job was to sweep up all the Maltesers (little round chocolates) which fell on the floor. He spent hours trying and was failing. After a while, once the supervisor had his laugh, he said to Allan, “you should have asked how best to sweep them up”, trod on one of the maltesers and added “now sweep them up”! Andrew Just thought I would share a story…recently I interviewed Allan Leighton (one of the UK’s most respected businessperson – currently Chairman of Royal Mail) and he told me about when he first joined Mars (the confectionery company). His first job was to sweep up all the Maltesers (little round chocolates) which fell on the floor. He spent hours trying and was failing. After a while, once the supervisor had his laugh, he said to Allan, “you should have asked how best to sweep them up”, trod on one of the maltesers and added “now sweep them up”!

Andrew

]]> By: Greg http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-308906 Greg Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:48:28 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/02/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask.html#comment-308906 One more...develop a reputation of helping others. One more…develop a reputation of helping others.

]]> By: David Zinger http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask/comment-page-1/#comment-308923 David Zinger Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:18:05 +0000 http://www.slackermanager.com/2008/02/want-to-make-your-job-easier-just-ask.html#comment-308923 Michael, Thanks for helping and offering us a perspective on asking for help. David Michael,
Thanks for helping and offering us a perspective on asking for help.
David

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