Symptoms
Gary is having one of those days where he is angry, but also having some self-doubts. One of his biggest accounts just informed him they are switching to another vendor. All of this comes as a great surprise and he knows these events will create a whirlwind of damage control, finger pointing and endless postmortem conversations. His first thought is they are just jerks, but something is nagging at him about how this could happen on his watch.
Hey, I want to talk a little bit tactical here today. I've been sharing some stuff on sort of process and personal management, but I want to dip back into the into the tactics pool here for you today, one of the things that we see happening far too often with our clients in the business development realm is that they are not willing to plant their feet on getting something if they give something.
It drove Izzy crazy, and he had no clue what to do about it. Day after day, email after email, Izzy sent messages that were honest, professional and ineffective. His subject lines told the truth in short comfortable requests for the recipient to please read the message. In short, Izzy felt like all his email correspondence was going into black hole where no one read them or responded to them.
Hey everybody! Sarah Waple here, President at Growth Dynamics, and I’m back with another Fast Tip Friday.
The Growth Dynamics duo of Sarah Waple and Charlie Hauck will be not just attending the OJBA show on Dec. 10, but exhibiting.
If you are attending the show or also exhibiting, be sure to let us know. We want to make sure we get a chance to say hello while we are there.
Growth Dynamics will be operating from booth 237
Hey everybody! I’m Sarah Waple, and I’m not here with a Midweek Motivation—I’m here with your Fast Tip Friday.
No one told Melanie that she would be making calls on her own just two weeks after she started working at Quality Stuff, Inc. When she first began, her new manager said she would do ride-alongs for at least a month and then be slowly let off the leash to contact customers by herself. But that plan went out the window this morning when Melanie found out her mentor had called in sick and she was expected to keep an appointment and fly solo with a very important customer.
Hey, welcome everybody. Charlie Hauck here—Lead Trainer, Coach, and Executive at Growth Dynamics.
Dewey is a prolific prospector. Like the sun rising in the east, you can count on Dewey making more sales calls than anyone on his employer’s sales team. No matter where he goes, Dewey will find someone to talk to about his products and services.
