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Do You Want To Expand Your Insight Power?

by Rick Baker
On Dec 24, 2014

Entrepreneurs have deal-doing insight.

Good salespeople have deal-doing Insight, which can be defined as:

  • a natural, deep capacity to understand people and situations,
  • a tuned intuition that identifies patterns & trends, and
  • an ability to see gaps and know ways to fill them.

True entrepreneurs and top-notch salespeople possess a set of natural talents that work together to create insight strength.

As one example:

Consider Ideation and Intellection...the ability to imagine ideas and the ability to think about and understand ideas. These are two distinct aspects of Talent: that is, to a degree they can be viewed as distinct. Ideation and Intellection are 'intertwined'. Many people tend to be 'set' in one mode or the other. As a result - few people possess the ability to shut off Intellection in order to free up Ideation. Few people possess the ability to set aside judgment and replace it with open-mindedness or free-flowing creativity. Indeed, very few people can switch back and forth between Ideation and Intellection. Most people get stuck in thought ruts...thought habits.

Q: Can a person develop Insight Strength?

A: Absolutely - Yes!

Here's a great way to start - read some of Edward de Bono's work.

Applaud curiosity.

Spend more time with inwords.

Remember - deal-doing insight can be converted into fortunes. 

 

New Things are the key to interesting and positive work experiences.

I'm too busy so you get to make some money.

by Rick Baker
On Oct 12, 2014

Here's a twist on the I'm-too-busy mindset.

In the past I challenged people to stop thinking and saying, “I'm too busy”.

Now, I'm suggesting they ought to keep their eyes open for others who complain they're too busy.  Those too-busy people provide sales and service opportunities.  

The challenge is to escape one’s own too-busy mindset long enough to observe other too-busy people and work to understand the wants and needs of those other too-busy people.

Now, if you are too busy to take the time to identify other too-busy people then this sales and serviced strategy will not work for you. And, the question is - If this sales and service strategy will not work for you then what sales and service strategy will?

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I'm too busy! - I don't have time! | Sales

Rather than loudly blaring and flashing your products and services, try simply explaining why you are building them.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 24, 2014

The Thinking Behind The Tweet

Inspired by a combination of Simon Sinek's "Discover Your Why" [The Golden Circle of Why-How-What] and Mark Weber's approach to conflict resolution [the Interests-Rights-Power Circle].

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Communication: Improving Communication | Marketing | Sales | Thought Tweets

Communication tip: Knowledge backfires when it is controlled by the mouth.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 22, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

Selling, for example, has little to do with the technical things you know and/or can talk about. As time goes on, sales people learn more and more about the product/service they sell. Human nature being what it is they cannot resist sharing with prospects all the technical stuff they know. As they do this, they talk too much and listen too little. They educate the customers. The customers applaud. But, the Sale does not happen.

[And whether or not your job is in sales your life is laced with “selling”.]

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Communication: Improving Communication | Sales | Thought Tweets

Communication tip: People want to hear positive messages…so why not deliver positive messages.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 21, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

We tested positive and negative marketing messages. We tried both "in these tough economic times" and "to build for the future". We found our positive messages were twice as successful as our negative messages. So we work to keep our communications on the positive side of centre.

 

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Communication: Improving Communication | Marketing | Sales | Thought Tweets

Communication tip: Deliver messages different ways, use different vehicles, and repeat. That’s the way people learn.

by Rick Baker
On Aug 21, 2014

The Thinking Behind the Tweet

Some suggestions:

  • Keep the message simple, concise, and clear
  • Use stories to convey the message
  • But, also deliver the message in your own words
  • Deliver the message yourself and through other people
  • Deliver the message in writing, verbally, and with pictures

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Communication: Improving Communication | Sales | Thought Tweets

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