Been a crazy couple of weeks between doing evaluations for staff and coordinating our appearances and speakers at several conferences. Spent a couple days (or parts of days) at construction shows this week. Delegated like crazy to the construction dudes and dudettes and they came through basically. One problem with being an anal control freak is that it is hard to let go and allow 80-90% be good enough. But the way my schedule is right now-have to go with it. Actually it was fine.
Talked our college partners into setting up a booth and promoting our MIOSHA Training Institute program. The gentleman staffing the booth when I got there is an adjunct teacher and firefighter. Nice guy-but major talker. He had pigeon holed my folks before I got there and they were stuck and frantic.
Sad isn't it, that some people just don't even see the gyrations others go through to escape their convoluted chatter. I learned a long time ago to tell a joke or story quickly before the eyes glaze over. Not saying I don't dominate the conversation if given the chance (I am so fascinated by the sound of my voice), but you have to be able to judge your audience when you are in the consulting/teaching/sales world.
At any rate, I checked in with my folks and materials I brought and then noticed the other booth. I went over to greet the staffer and my guys were poking each other and rolling their eyes knowing what was coming next. They also know my limited patience. Freaked them out when I actually pulled out a chair (eventually) and sat down to chat. Then someone came up from the conference and I immediately started a conversation with them and kept walking. My Bad. However, and I don't know why some people don't get this, if you are paying them, you get to call the shots-simple! What are they going to do give you your money back? LOL
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