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The teacher is part of my workday too

Julie Reyes — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:50:07 +0000

Usually when I drop my kids off at daycare in the morning it is very hurried and I am often late for work. The teacher posts activities on the bulletin board of things that will be doing that week. She has a section called “Parent Involvement.” I read it, but don’t do anything, thinking I just have enough other things to do besides a ‘school activity’ for an infant and toddler.

One day after making it to work and seeing the company cube sitting on my desk, I thought about her. She is really making an effort at her job, and even though we don’t share an ‘office’, in a way, she is part of my workday. What could I do to help her?

I thought about the Winter Olympics coming up, so next time I saw her asked if she had anything planned for the kids. She didn’t, but asked if I had any ideas. I found some and emailed them to her. I didn’t hear anything, but one day my daughter came home with one of the crafts I suggested.

She helped me too – as that particular craft was a lot of preparation!

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Puedes venir a ayudarme?

Julie Reyes — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 21:16:09 +0000

(C.F., Barcelona, Spain) Ayer me salió en el dado: “Ser el primero en ayudar a los demás”.
Una persona de la oficina me llama y me dice: ¿Puedes venir a ayudarme? Pero ¿estás dispuesto a perder toda la mañana? Tenía algún problema desconocido en el ordenador. Vamos, ¡como si yo no tuviera otra cosa que hacer!
En décimas de segundo me hice el planteamiento del dado y me puse a su disposición. Me explicó que es lo que pasaba, que es lo que había estado haciendo antes en el ordenador, y me senté delante del trasto. Después de hacer un par de comprobaciones, intuí cual era el problema, pero yo no conocía la respuesta. Entonces probé a lanzar una pregunta en la ayuda del programa para ver si había respuesta conocida ¡y me dio la solución con pelos y señales! En menos de 5 minutos estaba todo solucionado.

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Sharing the Backlog

Julie Reyes — Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:28:21 +0000

(J.M. Indiana, USA) – “FIRST To Help Others!” was the Cube’s instructions for the day. I was able to immediately help one of the engineers with his backlog of work and then realized I had need of some help of my own to meet a deadline. I decided that I needed to “be the first to ask for help” and another person right away came to my rescue! Developing these “give” and “take” relationships in a company really helps everyone do their job better. I am do thankful I had help today. I’m sure the person I helped feels the same way!

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Walk the Path

Julie Reyes — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 13:50:13 +0000

(Indiana, USA) – “There is a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path.”
– Morpheus, The Matrix

Sometimes, I roll The Company Cube and have the best intentions of putting it into practice, but don’t make it. That’s what happened today. The side came up “First To Help Others!” I even put it right in front of my computer monitor. And there it sat…all day! As I was leaving the office tonight, I spotted it as I was putting on my coat. I had gotten caught up with several of my own concerns and failed to think about it. Feeling disappointed as I walked out the door, I was reminded of a simple response to my failure: start again. So, tomorrow I’ll leave that same phrase up and try again. Got to walk the path!

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Luego del Desayuno

Julie Reyes — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:04:31 +0000

(Hidalgo, Mexico) – Hoy en el cubo me salio, AYUDAR, ser el primero en hacerlo, estoy pasando temporariamente en casa de amigos por razones de trabajo, y veo que la primera ayuda que puedo hacer luego del desayuno, es lavar los platos que hemos utilizado. Luego al llegar en otra casa, tambien veia la necesidad de ayudar por tantas cosas, y tambien lavar los platos y acomodar un poco la cocina, ayuda a no tener tanta carga a su regreso al hogar. En el grupo de trabajo, fue compartirles una carta que mi madre escribio a sus nietos, como modo de motivar a cada uno. El cubo va cambiando todo el grupo de trabajo, cada uno trata de poner en practica la premisa que salio desde el cubo!!

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A Day Off Work

Julie Reyes — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 14:58:02 +0000

(J.M. – Indiana, USA) – Rolled the Cube this morning and it said “FIRST To Help Others!” Then I remembered “It’s Sunday, no work today!” But then I thought: “Hey, this is a good idea even though its not a work day!” So I made the bed and picked up my dirty socks off the floor. ... Continue Reading

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Diving Right In

Julie Reyes — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 12:27:31 +0000

(J.M. – Indiana, USA) – The Company Cube asked me to roll it today, and it told me: ‘FIRST To Help Others!’ It was a busy day with many things to do. One of our young scientists was having trouble with a spreadsheet that was not giving correct predictions. Instead of thinking “I’ll help her later.” I decided to go right away and review printouts from the analysis. After some time working together, we were able to find the ‘first’ error, which she was able to fix quickly. Now, instead of being stuck, we are on our way to solving the entire problem. Thanks Cube for the reminder that, sometimes, its just best to roll up your sleeves and dive in!

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More than a Deadline

Julie Reyes — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:27:43 +0000

(J.J. – Indiana, USA) – I rolled the cube and got ‘First to Help.’ I was expecting some information to come in that day and then I would need to format it. It was getting late and I still hadn’t received the information. I emailed the person to say that I wouldn’t be able to finish the project tonight, so maybe he would need to do it himself.

As, I was getting ready to leave I remembered the cube, be the first to help others. I decided that if he sent the information I would complete the task, even if the deadline had passed.

I went to collect my belongings and when I came back, I had received the information already formatted. It had been taking longer because he had decided to help me out ahead of time! He asked for help with another task, so I took some extra time that evening to help him with his next project.

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Creating New Cards

Julie Reyes — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:52:14 +0000

(Ermelito Limsipson – Perugia, Italy) It was around 1 o’clock in the morning when I checked my email and got a message from my bestfriend yesterday. She was asking me to make her a privilege card for her small business, which will be opened next week in the Philippines. Few minutes after reading her message, I just found myself creating 4 kinds of privilege cards for her to choose from. She was very happy when she received my ideas for the cards.

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Acting Quickly

Julie Reyes — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:31:06 +0000

(J.M. – USA) Rolled The Cube today: FIRST To Help Others! Arrived at a training session for a client today with a PowerPoint on our flash drive. The client couldn’t get their computer to allow a log in. What to do? Run 3 city blocks to the car to get our computer and 3 city blocks back to salvage the training session for the 25 attendees and other presenters. Thanks to my Employee Matt D for showing ‘The Boss’ how to live The Company Cube!

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