When I first started my NCM internship I would hear whispers about a legendary book that Doug gives to all of his new employees. It was not till my third week when I really found out what the book was and why the book is important. I found out the book was Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People. Through talking with Doug I learned this book was first published in the year 1937, even though this book could be called dated; the facts and lessons are still valuable to this day.
Many of the ideas or lessons in this book could seem like common sense to most people but it is quite odd on how many people over look the simple things taught in this book. While growing up I always tried to do the right thing and treat people with respect. A lesson in this book that many people do not follow or do not try to follow is the simple idea of smiling. When someone smiles at someone else in most cases people will smile back. Through my experiences it normally turns out to be a positive gesture and could lead to positive results. This is away to start in a friendly way and receive a positive feedback from the person who you are engaging with. I might compare smiling to another person putting a key into a door, because a smile can open a door of conversation with another person. With the door now open a conversations always needs to stay positive. I received more reassurance from this book that do not tell people they are wrong but instead show them that something might not be working or is not quite right. Also on the flipside of that if you realize you are wrong admit it right away and figure out what you did wrong.
Through out this book I got the theme of respect is very important in the business world and in life in general. People like to hear their own voice so people need to be respectful listeners and engage the other when it is appropriate. Also through another sign of respect is using ones name when engaging them in conversation, people like to hear their name is shows a sign of importance and caring of who they are. Overall through showing respect to another person if it is with just a smile or with a full on engaged conversation, it makes people feel important and have purpose.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
My internship project is really starting to heat up. Next week is the presentation in front of the whole company. It is on Garnier not very exciting. It has been interesting on creating a deck that will be pleasing to Garnier. It’s hard to work with others when they are in a different time zone such as New York. By the time you start your day their day is half over. This week I have many company events and outings which will be exciting, but no Friday off for me.
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