Fatima GOLDMAN

Executive Director of Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, Inc.

My first job straight out of college was as a family counselor in a day care center in the Bronx. The early teacher and children congregated in the large open lobby area until all the classroom teachers arrived to take the children to their respective classrooms.

One morning I arrived feeling grumpy and irritated so I walked through this boisterous group of three to five year olds without acknowledging anyone. One four-year-old, rightfully indignant at my behavior, piped up, “So, you don’t even say good morning to the kids?!”

Never enter your office—or any place for that matter—without greeting those whom you pass. A simple and sincere “Good morning” goes a long way.

Say “good morning”