I have a pet peeve that got me thinking. My peeve is people who say "I'll call you" or "I'll email you some times to connect" and then don't. It's the modern equivalent of the Hollywood brush off "Let's do lunch". One of my service providers did this to me last week and it's annoying and unprofessional, and it got me to thinking again about how important expectations are.Satisfying other people really is all about setting their expectations, and it's especially true in business.The ultimate is meeting your quarterly numbers. [...]