Week 9: Clear as a new pair of glasses

It is sometimes difficult to take the time to sit down and study and listen to something somebody is trying to teach you that you have already learned. I go through this on a regular basis. I know my employees know what is expected of them and the correct ways to accomplish it but often I feel the need to explain again or even try to simplify the instructions for their own benefit. Often I get that look that tells me their brain left our conversation the minute I opened my mouth. When it comes to Microsoft Excel that is not how it should be.

I am very computer literate and find that I am able to really blow people away with the simplest computer functions. I have taken 2 maybe even 3 previous computer classes that used Excel as one of the areas of learning. I have read books about it and I have seen some great spreadsheets. Each time I can tell you that I have learned something new about this program and it didn't change this week. I make and maintain and modify lots of spreadsheets every day that are not only for my use and my business use but that are used by all of my peers as well as my supervisor and yet I still manage to learn something new every time i see somebody else handle the controls of the program. Moral of the story, yes I understood everything, yes I "know" Excel, but I truly believe that not even the designers of this program understand the full use.