How To Wine With Your Boss & 6 Other Tips To Fast Track Your Career by Tiffany Yarde

Author:Tiffany Yarde
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: business books, business, wine, books about wine, white wine, grapes and winery, wine lover, career moves, career development, wine & spirits, books on wind
Publisher: Prodigy Gold Books
Published: 2018-06-18T16:00:00+00:00

The perfect message model (PMM) asks you:

Is this communication timely; does it get to the point in and in a reasonable time frame?

Is this communication targeted to the right person?

Is the communication articulate, i.e. is it grammatically correct and well-written?

Does this communication have the appropriate tone?

I once had an idea to help partners keep track of work assignments for their attorneys. The notion came to me after I overheard one of the executives complain about workload and not being able to find the right help for new cases that were coming in. Two weeks later, I offered a suggestion to leadership that would help them anticipate junior attorney schedules, forecast needs up to 90 days ahead of time, and generate meaningful reports that highlighted utilization rates and other informative data. I knew that I was obviously overstepping my boundaries, but I also saw it as an opportunity to differentiate myself and demonstrate my commitment to the company. Because the timing was right and I had enough seniority in my marketing role I felt the communication of my idea was the right thing to do. I made my suggestion with the PMM and as a result, the firm purchased its first resource planning software six months later. How did I do it? It all started with a simple email that met the right balance of characteristics:

Good afternoon ______,

It was a pleasure working on that e-blast campaign with you last month. I have a few more ideas for Q4 that would be of interest to you and the employment litigation team for year-end exposure.

Separate from those developments I wanted to share with you an idea I had regarding the monthly timekeeper sheets you have accounting create. I noticed that you handwrite the next month’s anticipated hours and then have Sarah cross-reference them with the actuals. I know another way to track this type of data and it’s through use of a staff scheduling system.

It’s nothing complicated and could save you plenty of time with projection reports at the monthly partner meetings. Software programs like the one I’m describing are relatively inexpensive and can be up and running quickly. You can even track attorney vacation requests in a discreet way. I’d like the opportunity to propose a few options before the next partner meeting for your consideration. Can we talk more about it next week? I’ll have a formal report on the options available to us should you wish to get a better idea of what the market is offering to satisfy business needs like the ones we’re experiencing.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Tiff

The timing, approach, and appropriateness were aligned while the problem and solutions were articulated. Once I was given the opportunity to speak up further, I did my homework and was ultimately able to contribute a vital tool to the operations of the law firm. This accomplishment definitely made it into my success journal.

Body Language Matters

Aside from written and verbal communication, body language is just as powerful to convey thoughts and emotions.

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