Have lunch
When was the last time you had lunch with someone?
It is a massive opportunity.
Think about it, when else during the work day, do you have 30 minutes to an hour, to chat with the person of your choice.
As management guru Tom Peters notes:
Manage your exposure to people who make you uncomfortable. The average Brit or American has 220 work days a year – that’s 220 lunch opportunities. Go to lunch with other functions. Invite a car dealer in. Invite a restaurant owner, even though you run a finance department, just expose yourself to people who look at the world in a different way than you do.
Lunch is where people relax. You’ll learn more about the company, the team, or the project over a slice of pizza than 30 meetings.
Why? Should there be spreadsheets?
NO!
Learning about the person in front of you, their mannerisms, stories, and interests, will get your insight, which is worth more than facts.
Every business is in the human business. We haven’t been taken over by the robots yet.
From the desk of Adam Thomas 