As a child my parents owned there own company which my sister brother and I always worked inside. So we was taught at a young age what was appropriate and what wasn’t when being out in public.
When I had Suzzane I was a single mom and I knew there would be times I could and times I couldn’t afford a babysitter. So I started taking Suzzane to work with me as a infant so she would know what was and wasn’t appropriate.
As Suzzane got older I took a job in my local mall as a assistant manager in the mail at a advertising and marketing firm. Suzzane always went to work with me and I never had any problems with her being rude or disrupting meetings I was hosting.
Then when I had Charlie I wanted to resume working from home I started training him as well and so he has always gone to work with me. At a meeting I take my phone and our tablets with us and he stays in a corner not bothering anyone.
At Craft Fairs he helps everyone set there tables up and goes and ask if the Vendors need anything. Once we shut down he helps me put up the tables and chairs.
I do not have to remind him to use his manners as he knows to say yes, mam or no, mam or sir if it is a gentleman he is talking to. Plus, he opens the doors for everyone.
So with the Network Meeting we are hosting on Tuesdays I have said children are welcome. As I would expect the children to know how to mind and if not that you would kindly excuse yourself and step out of the room to speak to them.
Only this didn’t happen at the last two meetings. In fact these children where downright rude and I didn’t like that at all. So Please if your running a business and your children are involved in it Please make sure they know what is and isn’t appropriate and if your not sure ask the people your working with. Because this can cause people to decide not to work with you and I would hate you losing a client due to the way your children mind or do not mind.
As a mom my son isn’t perfect and neither is Suzzane and a friend of mine can attest to this as she went to dinner with my family and Charlie and David had a disagreement but Charlie didn’t cause a scene and during dinner he calmed down and had a good time.
Plus, even adults can have a bad day or might speak out at the wrong time or try and make jokes when it isn’t the right place. As this also happened last night at the meeting. So if your wanting to grow a business find a mentor you chose and have them shadow you at a meeting or two so they can give you constructive criticism on your performance.
Now, I would like to ask you a favor if your out and about at a meeting and these things happen Please take the time to pull those people apart and let them know that what they are doing wasn’t the best way to represent there business. But Please use kindness and give them examples on ways to fix these problems. As they will remember your kindness forever.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
