Archive for February, 2010

Clean Up Your Fuel Management Program, I Mean Your Desk

By Glen Sokolis - February 17th, 2010

When your desk is disorganized and cluttered, it can be difficult to focus on your work.  The same holds true for your fleet fueling program.  Do you have any fuel deals, do you know what they are? Do yourself a favor and clean it up, your desk that is.  Do yourself a bigger favor and hire Sokolis Group to help you with your fuel management program.  It will make sure that you are getting the discounts and deals your company deserves.

When cleaning that old desk again, file away documents you want to archive and trash or recycle documents you no longer need, especially if you have copies saved on your computer.  These files could be fleet fuel deals that were offered to you but didn’t have time to put it in place or maybe just got over looked because of the increasing amount of work that gets put on that desk.

As you complete projects, get in the habit of immediately saving or discarding documents.  Ask people in our fuel management office, I am good at that sometimes, I throw things away before I am complete.  Thank goodness everyone knows to never give me the only copy.  Use a disinfectant spray or wipes to clean your desk, especially if you spend your lunch breaks there.

For your fuel consulting program, make sure you audit all of your fuel invoices especially if you want to make sure you don’t have theft or your fleet fuel supplier isn’t overcharging you.

Get that desk clean and put extra dollars in your company’s bottom line with our fuel management, Sokolis Group, 267-482-6155, www.SokolisGroup.com

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What’s Going On??

By Conor Proud - February 15th, 2010

What’s going on?  That’s a pretty broad question.  A lot is going on would be a pretty simple answer.  If you’re talking about the economy, well the unemployment rate took a small dip from 10 percent to 9.7 percent.  That’s the lowest rate since August 2009.  If you’re talking about the trucking industry, for-hire trucking companies added 2,500 workers in January 2010.  How about weather?  If you’re in the Mid-Atlantic region you got hit with blizzard type snow twice in one week.  Some areas got up to 3 feet of snow, had power knocked out, and had to stay at local shelters.  230,000 federal workers in Washington D.C. were out of work for days.

All of these things affect people across the country.  The storm alone affected millions of people.  People trying to travel, go to work, doing things that occur daily that we take for granted.  Things that we take advantage of sometimes take advantage of us.  How about fuel?  If you’re like my mom you don’t even compare prices.  You need gas, and there is a station right by the house so you get gas there.  Well I can tell you that the station she uses has one of the highest margins in the area.  Meaning she’s paying on average 10-15 cents a gallon more than the one down the street.  This happens all the time and it’s why we’re in business.  So you don’t get taken advantage of.  If your company or fleet buys a lot of fuel, the deficit to your bottom line can be devastating. 

Contact the Sokolis Group, and myself or one my co-workers would be happy to help you.  We’ll take a look at your fuel purchases and see how much money we can save you.  Call today at 267-482-6155 or myself at 267-482-6159.

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What’s in a handshake?

By Lisa Hermann - February 8th, 2010

What’s in a hand shake? More than you might know. In many cases, this may be the first non-verbal communication you have with a client, so make sure it counts.

  • If your hand is above the horizontal, you take a dominant approach. It’s best to have both hands vertical to stay on ‘equal’ ground.
  • Do not be any firmer than the other’s grip. This would be construed as an over-bearing personality.

Have you ever met:

  • The shaker: the person that keeps shaking and shaking. They must be really happy to meet you.
  • The holder: someone who holds on a split second after you start to let go. That look in their eye tries to tell you that they won.
  • The crusher: trying to prove they’re stronger, but only proving they feel they’re better than you.
  • The weak: what’s up with that?
  • The taker: they take your hand with both of theirs, the mothering factor?

Share with us an experience of any of the above approaches so we all can learn from one another or laugh together if you have a funny story to share.

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Plan for Tomorrow

By Lisa Hermann - February 1st, 2010

Take some time before you leave for the day to plan out tomorrow!

Look ahead: Start your “to do” list for the next day while your focus is still on the job – it’s far more difficult to do in the morning when you’re wondering where you left-off the day before. Carry over any incomplete tasks from your current day’s list and add new priorities. It helps to clear your head to put all this on paper and you’ll be amazed at how much more effective you can be when your brain power is being put to problem solving rather than trying to remember everything you need to do.

Leave it clean: Clear and tidy your desk, throw rubbish in the bin, sort leftover mail and papers and put your files away. Clean your coffee cup, empty your water bottle, wash any leftover dishes or containers from lunch and start each day afresh. By cleaning your workspace you also signal the end of the workday to your mind.

Shut down: Switch your phone to voice mail, remembering to change your message if you’re not going to be in the next day, or if you’re going to be in late. Close out your email and activate your “out of office” message if you’re going to be away, switch off your computer screen.

Are you one of the few that does this? Please share with us some of the secrets that make your planning for tomorrow go smoothly!  Lets learn from each other for a stress free day.

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