Saturday, February 05, 2005

Give Someone a Present, Change Many Lives

I tried something this week. Everyone who came into my office (staff, I mean) got a present. They were things that didn’t cost me a lot, but they were lumped together in a box. When the person came in I made an off-hand comment like, “I bought some of these on the weekend for a party and these are the ones left over, so take a few if you like.”

No, it’s not a bribe. I think it’s a way of giving a gift to someone without the awkwardness of giving a gift away from a formal occasion i.e. a birthday.

In any case, the reaction was supremely satisfying – it brightened the day of many.

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