Now that summer is coming to a close, it's time to get serious about planning for the remainder of the year and next year. We seem to be hitting the same brick wall though every time we set out to plan... we have so many things we could be doing, but we need more time or help! So I called a meeting - which drives Linda crazy. For those of you who haven't figured it out yet, I am the big picture planner - the melancholy personality. Linda is the sanguine - let's just do it and not talk about it. So, this has caused some interesting debate in the office, and I guess we've both learned to adapt to each others personality (although it still can be a strain at times). But I think we were all getting frustrated with lack of time, so we put everything aside for a few hours and talked about how to use our time more wisely. I must say that Linda was pretty patient:) The main problem is we are so caught up in the everyday work details, customer service, website page changes, event details, etc. that we don't have time to work on new markets. I forgot to mention that Nick has been a great contribution to the team as he brings a fresh outlook to Cache'. He's still in his 20's and is current on societal trends and has an ability to eye up a situation and come up with a new solution. There have been so many times he quickly blurts out an idea and Linda and I look at each other and wonder why we haven't thought of that. But, that's why we hired him. So... after sizing up our natural talents and abilities, we divided the chores up in this fashion: Linda-current events, Nick-website and day-to-day operations, Kim-new markets. Of course, we still have our marketing reps who will continue to do what they do best in spreading the word in their particular locations. We'll see how it goes!
By the way.... we've heard that love is in the air and there are several new couples getting together:) This makes it all worthwhile! We'll keep you updated.
Kim
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