by Rick Baker
On Oct 19, 2011
Sales Tweet #328 "Put your best people on your best opportunities, not your best problems." Jim Collins
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
Spirited Leaders likes this Collins’ advice for a number of reasons. Here are two: (1) It aligns with an abundance mentality and (2) it aligns with how most people’s strengths can be put to best use.
by Rick Baker
On Oct 18, 2011
Sales Tweet #327 The New Guy can’t work the office coffee machine. The Boss is close to calling it grounds for dismissal.
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
But, The Boss knows the importance of not rushing into such action. So, as The New Guy was mopping up all the coffee mess, he decided to ease into the process with a question, “By the end of the week, how long will you have been with us?”
by Rick Baker
On Oct 17, 2011
Sales Tweet #326 Then Mr. Kaye says, “Ernest, you’re just like a broken pencil…you’re missing the point.”
The Thinking Behind the Sales Tweet
And you know how Mr. Kaye loves to challenge Ernest Seller…especially when Ernest is in the midst of a sales spiel. After all, Mr. Kaye is Ernest’s favourite client…he figures that gives him the right to stir up the pot from time to time. So, he took the dullest pencil from his pen & pencil holder and he thrusted it in front of Ernest as he tried to explain. But…it was pointless.