Time Saving Tips!

Exon

Exon

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From the Bob Parsons blog. I read through this and thought he hit the hammer on the head with every point.

Read it and shout back, what do you think?

Side note: Just noticed this emoticon and have to use it. :snowman: now, where's the Turkey one? :thumbsup:
 
Interesting find, John. I agree with Bob on some points, but others I don't. I guess a lot of it all depends on your life style. Bob is obviously a very busy man with not enough hours in any one day. In the section referring to cold callers, he makes some very good points, anybody in their right mind shouldn't think they owe the caller anything, sure, we have all been there, in the past I have decided, sub-consciously, I at least owed them my time, but these days, I tend to simply say I'm not interested, and put the phone down, there have been a number of times where they carry on talking and I hang up, I have no guilty feeling in doing this.

It is where Bob gets to the people who you know personally where I don't agree with him. Personally, I go out of my way to make time to speak with people I know personally, even if it is business related. I do feel I owe them this, certainly if they are calling for advice, they believe I have a quality they want to use, so I at least owe them some time and advice.
 
I love GoDaddy, but some of Bob's points were a little rude.

He can spend hours writing one blog article but he cannot come up with a better advice than job classifieds for someone he knows personally? That's a bit ridiculous.

I know one CEO (Oracle/Motorola-scale type of guys), who will always find time to speak with you if he knows you. Just like Jamie stated. The situation for all of us is different if someone you do not know is trying to solicit you over the phone or email - then its a sure delete.

Best,
 
Bob is absolutely right. I agree with him on almost all of his points mentioned. I particlularly like to mention that customer calls are always a priority. Keeping the customer happy is the key to a successful business. Answering unecessary or unwanted phone calls makes no sense at all. By spending less time on unnecessary phone calls, you are saving precious time which will be helpful in listening to the problem of the customer and solving it. In turn the customer would be satisfied with the prompt solution which would help in further development of the business. :thumbsup:
 
I think Bob's problem with people looking for work with him is something similar to what I go through.

Friends/Relatives that I KNOW for a FACT are lazy and just want a hand out in a cushion job are the ones who usually ask. Else the hard working ones that I know are usually the ones who DON'T ask, and I am willing to spend time with talking about jobs and resources in the community etc...

I'm not saying this is the standard accross the board, I'm just saying it's how it is with those around me.
 
Well, whatever works for him. :) I tend to be very careful to be polite, and being brief can easily lead to, or be interpreted as being curt. As such, I tend to give people some of my time, at least enough for them to not feel offended.

I guess life pushed Bob to be who he is today and behave in certain ways, and time for him I'm sure is a much more expensive and precious resource that it is for me at this point in my life. I'm also quite sure that many people will find it easier to forgive him for being rather curt, as he's obviously a very busy man, than they would find it to forgive me for example. As such, in a way, he can afford to be less than polite. :)
 
I guess whose time is more valuable - Bob Parson's or Bill Gates? :)
If he thinks his time is valuable and he experiences a lack of it, why not hire assitants (like Mr Gates) to serve as "filters": what gets through to him versus what gets eliminated on the way? That way he won't have to answer phone calls he doesn't want (and be more polite that way), while he will gain more time for his blog.

Best,
 
Maybe he tried to keep his advice in a form that was helpful to most of his audience. I can't imagine him not having an assistant. :)
 
See, and sometimes in my daily conversations with people (Phone, in person, E-mail) I come off as a - well, jackass. But it is only because of the way I was raised. My dad was openly honest with me. No matter what. If I asked him what he thought of this, or that - I better be ready for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

I learned from that and have been told by many that they appreciate my honesty, as they always know where I stand, even if I come off a little...curt.
 
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