Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Add You - Notes for Newbies - Part Eleven - Networking, Mentoring and Some Magic Words
This article is about Change. About a change that will, or will not happen. Resistance is one of the main players.Spain is changing rapidly and so is banking in Spain. There is already more competition due to the arrival of internet banking a few years ago (Bank Inter). But so far the competition has been dominated by local banks. Just think how it was fifteen years ago: “.. bankers in this country where accustomed to gather each month around a well served dish to unite their strategies and to renovate their secret pact. «first command: do n
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, trac
In any business endeavor, an owner may encounter multiple sweaty-palmed experiences. Customers may engage in multi-tiered assaults ranging from vehement criticism of a product or service, censure for (the lack of) customer assistance, objection to time lag for delivering said product or service and the airing of numerous other grievances. Of course, an owner realizes that this comes with the precipitous territory of conducting business. However, it remains a humbling experience when interacting with a vociferous client -- an individual who will let
Today we want to talk about where you can look for some help. This is useful anytime, but especially when things don’t seem to be going too well in the early days.
Networking
Networking is a great way not only to get some help when you need it, but to help you keep up with what’s new in the business. Here’s a bit of good advice, though:
Network with successful people, not other Newbies. This sounds harsh, but, think about it. If you want to get very good at chess or bridge, you play with people who are better at these games than you. If you want to become an ace at tennis, you must play with people who are already aces.
If you want to be successful in direct marketing, you must play with people who are better at it than you. And if you want to get really great at it, you must network with people who are already really great at it.
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, trac
If the objective of training is for people to apply that learning in the workplace and make an observable difference to an organisation's results, then almost all corporate training fails to achieve its objective and even fails to measure whether it achieved its objective. In a 2000 study, the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) reported that only 3% of training was measured at Kirkpatrick's "level 4" of training evaluation "results" where there is an impact on the organisation. In contras
Networking is a great way not only to get some help when you need it, but to help you keep up with what’s new in the business. Here’s a bit of good advice, though:
Network with successful people, not other Newbies. This sounds harsh, but, think about it. If you want to get very good at chess or bridge, you play with people who are better at these games than you. If you want to become an ace at tennis, you must play with people who are already aces.
If you want to be successful in direct marketing, you must play with people who are better at it than you. And if you want to get really great at it, you must network with people who are already really great at it.
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, trac
People naturally include trust and respect in their list of important values. Yet so often, at all levels, people complain that they are missing.Every human is a sovereign entity and is owned by nobody. Nothing but force can change that. Therefore people will choose to follow only those whom they trust and respect.Trust and Respect are earned by the consistent correct practice of value-based behaviour, including: -Treating all others as if they would wish to be treated. Being the behaviour they seek from others. Listening to wh
If you want to be successful in direct marketing, you must play with people who are better at it than you. And if you want to get really great at it, you must network with people who are already really great at it.
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, trac
Too Many People Are Afraid Of Failing Or Making MistakesThey think it is better to play safe by not taking any risks. What they fail to realize is that they deprive themselves of the opportunity to “grow” by their unwillingness to venture beyond the realms of what they already know, or are comfortable with. They remain in their “comfort zones”, and by so doing miss out on valuable learning opportunities.“I have made mistakes, but I have never made the mistake of claiming I never made one” – James Gordon Bennett (1841 – 1
If you want to be successful in direct marketing, you must play with people who are better at it than you. And if you want to get really great at it, you must network with people who are already really great at it.
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, trac
Benchmarking was introduced as we know it now in 1979 by Xerox. The company had a problem with the product sales because of the Japanese competitors. To solve this problem Xerox decided to compare their product quality and features to Japanese products. Ever since the process of implementing the best practices with the help of comparison is referred to as benchmarking.Benchmarking starts with the premise that whatever processes an organisation feels require a level of improvement, there are many organisations already achieving world-class
So, hang out with the gurus every chance you get, not only your chosen guru but all the others you can find. When you go to seminars, track these people down and ask their advice at every opportunity. During their talks, write down the questions you want to ask and how these relate specifically to your business.
Corner them during breaks and ask away. Buy them a sandwich and a drink, and deliver these in a brown paper bag (this will sometimes get you to the head of the queue). Track them down in the hotel bar in the evening, buy them a drink and ask them more questions.
Here’s another bit of good advice: Some of the gurus have monumental egos – you will too when you are banking ?3,500,000 a year. This doesn’t mean they aren’t very nice people, but you have to ask your questions carefully. You may be thinking about trying something slightly different from the standard for your headline, for example. Don’t ask, ‘Do you think this will work?’ Ask instead, ‘Have you e
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.addyou.info/article/30740/addyou-Notes-for-Newbies--Part-Eleven--Networking-Mentoring-and-Some-Magic-Words.html">Notes for Newbies - Part Eleven - Networking, Mentoring and Some Magic Words</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.addyou.info/article/30740/addyou-Notes-for-Newbies--Part-Eleven--Networking-Mentoring-and-Some-Magic-Words.html]Notes for Newbies - Part Eleven - Networking, Mentoring and Some Magic Words[/url]
Related Articles:
Don't Let Dream Stealers Stop You
Bookmark it:
|