Year: 2012

More Coffee Wisdom

It appears the infamous “coffee meeting” is one hot topic – no pun intended. Since we posted our take on manners relative to the casual coffee meeting, we have been bombarded with emails and comments about the relevance of the topic. We also have done considerable online research on blogs covering similar perspectives which differ dramatically, yet have one common denominator to ours.

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What Did You Have to Say About Alignment, Inc. in 2011?

To be in greatest service to our clients, we must listen and heed to their needs and wants. Thus, we want to thank our clients who participated in our annual Alignment, Inc. client satisfaction feedback survey. Your feedback is valued and will factor into our approach and ongoing services this year. In the spirit of transparency, we want to share the high-level results with each of you. We welcome additional feedback by simply commenting to this post.

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Wanna Meet for Coffee?

Recently, a client and friend of mine shared something she read online. It reflected a topic she and I had discussed numerous times, revolving around the increasingly prevalent requests by anyone and everyone to “meet for coffee.” Sometimes I may know the person; most often I don’t. Yet, I have found it amazing and am often incredulous how these conversations actually take place, especially for a “first impression” meeting.

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Funerals and Doing the Right Thing

A few years ago I offered a similar article, and due to multiple client requests, I am reposting it. In this day and age, we are constantly being tested and challenged with every decision and judgment call. Doing the right thing is often the first casualty. When do we “go to the funeral,” even though the person we are honoring will never even know we are there?

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