With the modern tools of communication at our disposal, there are fewer and fewer occasions where information is sent through the mail. In the “old days,” if you received correspondence that you didn’t want, you simply threw it away and went on with your life. Now, in the social media generation, if you receive an unwelcome email or read a Facebook post that rubs you the wrong way, you feel compelled to attach an emotional, and commonly biting reply.
In 1989, when I first sat down to write the first full member textbook for Markson Management Services, I called it, “Chiropractic Practice Management in Action.” It contained the philosophy, business acumen, strategies and tactics that I thought Doctors of Chiropractic needed to know to attain superior professional performance.
I was at a family wedding last night – a beautiful affair – and during the best man’s speech, I heard two words strung together in a way I had never heard. As the groom’s brother was eloquently sharing his feelings about the man of the hour, he described him as having STICKY CHARISMA.
Instantly, I had a reaction to what he had said…STICKY CHARISMA…wow. What a unique way of capturing a person’s character.
