Make the time to get things right...

Sometimes we’re defined by our titles or business cards. But more often we’re known by the work we do.

 

·      People remember

·      The work we do.

·      And how they feel  

·      When it’s done.

 

Everything people do in every job they complete is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Good or sloppy, simple or complex. It’s all in the details and easy to note. Like opening hotels – there have been great projects that followed good plans, and others that looked like nobody cared. Like common everyday projects – done on time and as expected, or late and sloppy. Like customer service – well planned and at or above expectations or catch as catch can and perfunctory. People notice these things and the doers get painted with judgments that last. It takes planning, discipline, communications, and teamwork to get it right (or as right as can be). It’s not the money spent as much as the effort expended. Interestingly, those same things can end up getting it wrong too. The difference is in the willingness and desire to get it right. A cynical judge may suspect that the doers of sub-standard work don’t much care: that’s a harsh judgment but fairly common just the same. Everything we do is a self-portrait. Since you’re spending the time, autograph your work with excellence today.

 

Ted Key, (born Theodore Keyser, 1912 – 2008): American cartoonist and writer, best known as the creator of the cartoon Hazel, which was the basis for the TV series of the same name.