5-5-10 Injured Reserve

Okay, so now I’m on the injured reserve list. I managed to slice the end of one finger open yesterday. After two steri strips and one very bulky bandage, I’m trying to type. When you are a 10-finger typist, it is more than a little difficult to do when one finger won‘t cooperate. So this post will be a bit short……

While at the doctors office, I had a couple of observations.

First, I noticed that the entire office has gone electronic -- even the doctors. All the staff carry around a laptop computer and make all of their entries on it. No more bulky charts to update, transcribe, or maintain. So what does this have to do with the executive? I may not have been the most technology-savvy executive, but I DID actually use it. I’ve seen way too many executives over the years that, once they make it to the executive ranks, abdicate all responsibility for their electronic lives to their assistants. Yes, your assistant is supposed to take on a lot of those functions. But, is it really efficient to have him/her print off all of your emails? Then you read and write out the response long hand. And then your assistant has to type out all the responses. Not very efficient, eh?

And the second thing that I noticed is that I didn’t have an inordinate wait at the doctor. Of course, I did go in towards the beginning of the doctor’s day. But still, the pause in the waiting room and in the exam room was very minimal. Again, what does this have to do with the executive? How many times have you had to wait to start a meeting until the CEO or COO shows up? Or even worse, how many times have you kept a room full of people waiting until you showed up for a meeting? It is a waste of time and it is disrespectful of the people around you. So be polite and manage your time.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!