A few days ago I heard a very passionate speaker trying to get the point acorss that the industry she was involved in worked behind the scenes and only got noticed when something went wrong.
She made a delightful comparison. She said (words my own) It is like housework. It goes on every day and when it is done properly nobody notices. But let it go undone for even a day and suddenly everyone notices and things fall apart pretty quickly.
Now that worked for me. The first point she made I understood, but when she moved it to the realm of housework, I got it clearly and it stuck in my mind.
How I Would Use This
I would just keep in mind that for the most important points I want to make I would look for more than one way to describe them. Comparisons to ideas with which we are familiar make it easy to remember points.
How about these? Give it a try, what would you use for a comparison?
Orientation of new people at work.
Stress from taking on too much at once.
Appreciation for others every now and then.
Give someone the right computer hardware and software for his work.
Try to find simple ideas that illustrate these points. Please post any ideas you get.
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