Wednesday, May 04, 2005
The Show Must Go On...
What do you when you have a speech or a presentation to give…and you wake up in a hotel room in a strange city...and you have a fever....and your voice sounds completely shot?
It happened to me. It could happen to you. It could happen to anybody.
A few days ago, I watched a video of Kelsey Grammar falling off a stage while he was doing a presentation at Disney. I don't mean to sound all Bill Clinton, but I felt his pain.
And I admired him for his show biz work ethic. He went on with his job, even though he must have been hurting.
But it's not just show biz folks. Us Midwesterners with our Puritan work ethic...we show up for work, even though we might be contagious. Some wise firms all across the nation are cracking down on this bizarre behavior...they won't let sick people come to work and spread their contagion throughout the rank and file. Sick time costs plenty!
If you have a ragin' contagion...stay home! But what to do if you're on the road and you're a one man or a one woman show....what do you do?
My podcast on this topic today is very brief (under four minutes). I'd like your comments, please.
What should I have done, and how could I have handled it better?
Thank you for your support! ¶ 5/04/2005 05:37:00 PM
What do you when you have a speech or a presentation to give…and you wake up in a hotel room in a strange city...and you have a fever....and your voice sounds completely shot?
It happened to me. It could happen to you. It could happen to anybody.
A few days ago, I watched a video of Kelsey Grammar falling off a stage while he was doing a presentation at Disney. I don't mean to sound all Bill Clinton, but I felt his pain.
And I admired him for his show biz work ethic. He went on with his job, even though he must have been hurting.
But it's not just show biz folks. Us Midwesterners with our Puritan work ethic...we show up for work, even though we might be contagious. Some wise firms all across the nation are cracking down on this bizarre behavior...they won't let sick people come to work and spread their contagion throughout the rank and file. Sick time costs plenty!
If you have a ragin' contagion...stay home! But what to do if you're on the road and you're a one man or a one woman show....what do you do?
My podcast on this topic today is very brief (under four minutes). I'd like your comments, please.
What should I have done, and how could I have handled it better?
Thank you for your support! ¶ 5/04/2005 05:37:00 PM
