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The economy uncertain, education in decline, cities under siege, crime and poverty spiraling upward, international relations roiling: we look to leaders for solutions, and when they don't deliver, we simply add their failure to our list of woes. In doing do, we do them and ourselves a grave disservice. We are indeed facing an unprecedented crisis of leadership, Ronald Heifetz avows, but it stems as much from our demands and expectations as from any leader's inability to meet them. His book gets at both of these problems, offering a practical approach to leadership for those who lead as well as those who look to them for answers. Fitting the theory and practice of leadership to our extraordinary times, the book promotes a new social contract, a revitalization of our civic life just when we most need it. Drawing on a dozen years of research among managers, officers, and politicians in the public realm and the private sector, among the nonprofits, and in teaching, Heifetz presents clear, concrete prescriptions for anyone who needs to take the lead in almost any situation, under almost any organizational conditions, no matter who is in charge, His strategy applies not only to people at the top but also to those who must lead without authority--activists as well as presidents, managers as well as workers on the front line. |
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Have you ever watched a football game (or any game for that matter) when one team is winning by a large margin, a blowout, but then the opposing team decides that they have nothing to lose? They throw all caution to the wind and start playing with total abandon. By taking bigger chances and going for broke, the team starts to score quicker, taking bigger risks and getting better rewards. This team is playing to win. The other team, who was winning by such a large margin, changes its focus, trying to play cautiously and protect their lead. This is playing not to lose. By the final quarter, the team that is playing to win has caught up to the other team. What seemed impossible a few quarters earlier becomes a reality: they pull off a come-from-behind win.
How did this happen? Fear of losing can take one's eye off a desired goal.
Let me give you another example from my own life. When I was just starting out in business I was very aggressive. I was willing to put everything I had on the line to succeed (mind you in those days, it was not much); nevertheless, it was all I had. For each new initiative, I would have to bet the farm on my ideas, and I never hesitated. I was always willing to use my house, my car, my time, anything I had for collateral on my ideas.
As I started to have more success and acquiring a comfortable lifestyle, however, I became less and less willing to risk it. Around 1997, we hit some bumps in the road with one of our major clients, and they decided to put our contract out to bid. I got nervous. If we lost this client, we would be in a vulnerable position. I decided to purchase another business that would potentially replace that income if we lost the major client.
The point to this story is this: I did not want to buy this other company, and I knew it was not a good idea. I was acting out of fear of losing, however, I did it anyway. Instead of focusing on how to win, I was focused on playing not to lose. In the end, that decision turned out to be one of my biggest mistakes. The company I purchased not only lost money for us, but it took three years and many resources away from focusing on what we really wanted.
I am not suggesting that you throw all caution to the wind. But when you approach a decision, it might be worth asking yourself, "Are you playing to win or playing not to lose?" When you're acting to prevent loss, it takes energy away from acting out of a place of good judgment and moving forward to win.
Quotes:
"The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity,the more likely it is you will achieve the security you desire."
-Brian Tracy"Winning is not everything, but wanting to win is."
- Vince Lombardi"The goal is to win, but it is the goal that is important, not the winning."
- Reiner Knizia"Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear."
- Anthony Robbins
Steve Kennedy is a successful entrepreneur and business coach who helps entrepreneurs get better results with less effort. For a free 1/2 hour audio download, free small business resources, to view more articles or to get more information directly from Steve, go to his website: http://www.winningthegameofbusiness.com
A Back to Basics Approach to Selling and the Sales Process
Are the following phrases becoming a routine part of your sales day?
- "We just don't have the money right now; come back and see us next year."
- "Everything looks great, but we've put a halt on any additional spending right now."
- "I would definitely sign up for your service if I was sure we were still going to be in business a month from now."
If they have, you are not alone. In fact, many of the salespeople I work with have been looking for ways to work around these objections, and many think the solution would be to lower prices for the immediate future. Before you jump to that conclusion, though, think about this: in spite of the rapidly changing nature of doing business in difficult economic times, having success as a salesperson is still ultimately based on your ability to build relationships with others, whether prospects or current customers. When you can accomplish this, you'll be amazed at how quickly the issue of price disappears.
You see, those price objections you are running into are simply that: objections. Despite what you're hearing every day on the news (we'll save that topic for another day), relatively few companies are actually at the point of having to close their doors. Most of them are using the price excuse as a convenient way to say "No" to the steady stream of salespeople they see every day. To change that "No" to a "Yes" takes the same thing today that it took when the economy was booming: rapport with your prospects. It goes without saying, of course, that you must provide a quality product or service at acompetitive price, especially when your prospects and customers are tightening up their budgets. You also need to be looking for ways to provide additional value to your customers along with your product and service. Once you've achieved that minimum standard, however, the focus really becomes your relationship with your customer. And though your relationship as the salesperson with the customer is the starting point, I'm also speaking of the overall relationship between your two companies. Whether it's communications between their accounts payable staff and your credit department or the interactions between their warehouse staff and your delivery or service personnel, each component contributes to the overall relationship.
What, then, should you as a salesperson be focused on in order to maintain and improve your relationships with your existing customers? How can your attitudes and actions be directed in a way that will help you to build new relationships with prospects, thereby attracting new customers and overcoming price (and all of their other) objections?
For the past few years, I have been writing and speaking about an approach to selling called DROP DEAD Sales. What is DROP DEAD Sales? It's a method that can radically increase your results when it comes to building and maintaining great customer relationships; more than that, DROP DEAD Sales offers a way to improve the quality of the relationships throughout your entire life.
Why call it DROP DEAD Sales, though? People often wonder about a phrase with such a seemingly negative connotation to describe an approach to selling; after all, who wants to have their sales career "drop dead"? A little background information is in order.
The idea for DROP DEAD Sales was originally developed as a method for dealing specifically with problem customers. It has since been expanded to include all customer relationships, including relationships with your prospects, but it began with difficult people in mind. You see, many of us, whether consciously or unconsciously, wish we could just tell an especially difficult customer to "Drop dead!" Of course, we never (well, almost never) actually vocalize this sentiment. We usually just play the scenario in our heads as a way to purge the memory of having to deal with that person, and this can sometimes be an effective way to let the experience roll off your back and move on with your day.
At the same time, though, you probably realize that picturing a customer interaction in such a negative way doesn't do much to improve your overall attitude toward customers. In fact, you probably recognize that if you keep it up, you're going to turn into a cynic. You see the need for a better way to relate to customers. You realize that this kind of thought pattern has a negative impact on your entire day, especially affecting the way you interact with subsequent customers, co-workers and even family members.
So how can you disrupt these kinds of negative thoughts? How can a person who really feels like telling a customer (or anyone else for that matter) to 'Drop dead!' change that thought and replace it with a new, more empowering one? Well, why not use the words themselves and change their association from something negative to something positive?
Thus we have DROP DEAD Sales, an approach to selling (and life) comprised of eight foundational qualities that can help you achieve great customer relationships. Specifically, DROP DEAD Sales says that when you feel like telling a customer to "Drop dead!", you must immediately remember to treat him with Dignity, Respect, Optimism and Professionalism and at the same time work on developing within yourself the Desire, Enthusiasm, Awareness and Discipline required to do so. And, while this approach to sales was inspired by a desire to improve the attitudes of sales people toward their problem customers, I'm sure you'll agree that these eight qualities go far beyond dealing with difficult customers and even beyond just customer interactions. In fact, developing these qualities can improve every relationship in your life!
For example, developing the quality of enthusiasm toward your work and the help your product or service can provide to other businesses can change your entire demeanor when approaching customers. I've seen sales reps who rarely closed deals because of their timid, almost apologetic attitude work on this one quality; suddenly, their enthusiasm and excitement take off and they become top producers! They can't wait to see prospects! They become passionate about helping customers improve their bottom lines, and that enthusiasm is contagious. Prospects begin to respond in kind, and the rep has an opportunity to lay the foundation for a great relationship that has the potential to last for years to come.
Of course, such enthusiasm leads to a more optimistic approach to customers, which can have a huge impact on the quality of your relationship with them. You'll find that when you treat customers with an optimistic outlook, you can build almost instant rapport with them. Of course, you have to strike a balance: unbridled optimism in the face of a customer who is having a rough day can lead to problems. And that's where awareness, another of the eight essential DROP DEAD qualities comes into play; you have to be tuned-in to your customer's feelings in order to be an effective communicator.
So, how can you become a DROP DEAD salesperson? Check back here for an eight-part series of articles that will examine each of the aspects of DROP DEAD Sales in turn. We'll also look at how each quality interacts with the others to create a new, empowering attitude toward customers. Making this investment in self-development will be one of the best decisions of your sales career, if not of your life! Stay tuned for more, and until next time, happy sales to you!
About the Author
Jerry Kennedy is the owner of Inside Out Business Solutions, a sales and customer service training provider based in Northern California. For more information on the subject of developing the proper mindset for successful selling, you can download Jerry's new audio program "Motivation 101: Five Steps to activate Your Potential in Any Economy" at http://www.inside-out-solutions.com/audio.html
With the death of Diana approaching 10years, do you guys think that ther is a secret state in UK?
I know it sounds fanciful but im sure that every modern democracy has a "Black Ops" didvision .. they would be in charge of assasinations, bringing people into line, etc .. Prsident Kennedy, Diana, David Kelly, are a few names that come to mind ..
It's not fanciful at all..most government depts. have their people to take care of awkward situations
Highlights from Obama's health care summit
5:21 p.m.: Summit adjourns
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