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Better Business Planning
When I started my own business last year, I expected to run a one-man operation for sometime, especially with the state that the economy was in. Luckily for me, I was able to find a cozy little niche market, and within a few months I realized the need to hire on three more full-time employees. While the extra workers definitely eased my workload, I hadn’t anticipated some of the new tools that I would need around the office.
After one week with my new staff, I recognized that we would need weekly meetings to ensure that everybody was on the same page. The first meeting was shaky at best, with me stumbling through my notes and looking quite unprofessional. After that little fiasco, I decided to invest in a few presentation easels, and since then all of our intra-company powwows have been much more streamlined.
Preparing for the Big Presentation
It was Monday morning, and I had arrived a few minutes late for work. Just as I was trying to slink through the office to my cubicle unnoticed, one of the senior vice presidents of the company called out to me from his cavernous, oak-paneled office. The door was only slightly ajar and I wondered for a moment how he had seen me. I entered the office, allowing the door to creak to a close behind me.
“Smith,” he said, “we’ve been keeping and eye on you.” I expected the worst, but he went on to explain that he wanted me to present our annual earnings report to the shareholders at next week’s board meeting. As soon as I got home that evening, I started rehearsing my speech and pulling up extra information to relay to the bosses. Then, with presentation easel firmly in hand, I delivered a solid performance under pressure.