It's always lovely to get thank-you cards. It helps you feel you did a worthwhile job. I was therefore delighted to find a thank-you card in my office pigeon hole today. It said:
Dear Steve,
Would it be at all possible for you to visit (name) at the BRI when you have a moment ... Thank you so much.
How can I refuse? So I learn yet another tip. Thank people for things they haven't done yet, in anticipation.
Can this really be a new experience for you? Surely not.
ReplyDeleteJust replace the word anticipation with 'manipulation'.
A good trick, it works every time. As you say, how can you refuse?
A work colleague of mine often ends his e-mails with the line
ReplyDelete"Thank you in anticpation of your co-operation"
It usually has the desired effect!