Remember that data is forever. Whatever you write in an email exists for eternity. The repercussions can be severe: heads roll, reputations are ruined and trust and integrity are lost. So the fantasy that “it can’t happen to me” is just that. It can and does. For successful professional relationships, here are 10 tips of what NOT TO DO.
DON’T
- Write any personal emails/ texts/ or posts you wouldn’t want your mother, client or CEO to read.
- Post sexually explicit photos (even if wearing Santa’s cap.)
- Hold us hostage to your cell phone. Don’t leave this ticking time bomb on the table during a meeting or interview, or jump up suddenly to take a call. Once you glance at your cell phone during a conversation or even take a call, it tends to end it.
- Interrupt your colleagues rather than listening to what he/she has to say. Listening is a vital skill needed to acquire information, build trust and create collaboration.
- Ramble and “info dump.” Be succinct and coherent. Take control when you speak. There is power in silence.
- Make racist, sexist or crude political remarks. Duh!
- Assume that social media marketing doesn’t help drive sales.
- Forget the power of face-to-face communication. Pick up the phone; go for coffee; set up meetings. You cannot be captured in an email. You need “face time” time to win and to keep clients.
- Ignore the “speak” of your target audience. Meet your audience where they live, how they talk and uncover what they want. It’s about them, not you.
- Be anything but your best possible self. The world needs YOU!
Re-posted by RED PR with permission from www.thewinnickgroup.com
