The Galvin Blog » Business http://blog.galvintech.com We Build Websites / Applications / Relationships. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:40:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Business Lessons from My High School http://blog.galvintech.com/business-strategies/business-lessons-from-my-high-school-354.htm http://blog.galvintech.com/business-strategies/business-lessons-from-my-high-school-354.htm#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:38:41 +0000 Gary Galvin http://blog.galvintech.com/?p=354 Post from: The Galvin Blog

Business Lessons from My High School

]]> This past Sunday I got to sit down to a cup of coffee and read the Indy Star and then got online to read the Detroit News (www.detnews.com).  Being from Detroit I try to read the Detroit News everyday to keep on top of happenings in my hometown.  This past Sunday I read that my high school, Detroit Catholic Central, won it’s fifth state championship THIS school year.  Catholic Central always produces state champions and in any given year there will be at least one state champion but five in one year is quite the accomplishment.  They won football, cross country, wrestling, bowling and hockey.  But CC is not a school that has teams full of super stars but rather individuals who play well as a team.  This comes down from the top – good coaches who are leaders and know how to get the best out of their players.

In business it is important to get the right people in the organization and build around them.  Form a good team, with good systems and the players (employees) will produce.  The leaders have to be respected and execution has to come from the top down.  Don’t detour from your game plan and know who you are.   Execute efficiently and the company will succeed.

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Business Lessons from My High School

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Stay Professional with Text Messaging in Business

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I just read an article from Marketing Profs on “Cures for Eight Common Small-Marketing-Firm Ailments”

Rule #6 was “Don’t include text-message abbreviations, typos, poor grammar, and other mistakes in written communications” and it got me thinking about how powerful text messaging has become in the business community. I’m not exactly enjoying it but it seems to be something I have to adapt to. Looking back over the past year I have been able to setup appointments and even close deals via text messaging and now I am beginning to hear clients say “just text me that”.

Text messaging is becoming a necessity in business just like email is but when I read the advice about watching the poor grammar or avoiding abbreviations I could not agree more. In professional emails I am beginning to see “r” instead of “are”, “u” instead of “you” or “L8R” instead of “Sincerely”. As a society I love the fact that we can communicate quickly but stay professional and polite. Don’t treat the business community like a few friends planning a Saturday night.

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