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Suggest You - People Respond to Policiesular course of action.” Which means: You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not t Should You Hire a Professional Dallas Office Cleaning Company The other day I got a phone call from a guy who wanted me to join his association.Are you a business owner who runs a business that is set in an office setting? If so, how does your office get cleaned? Do you have your traditional employees clean your office in their spare time or do you do the cleaning or do you have your own onsite janitor? If so, y He made a strong case, too: reasonable dues, good people, great networking. When he asked for the sale (or in this case, the membership), I paused for a few seconds before responding. “Mark, my policy about saying no is, ‘I don’t say it enough.’ So, for that reason alone, my answer to you is no.” Dead silence. I smiled and waited. “Well um, uh … OK,” he stammered. “I-I guess I’m not going to challenge that.” Dead silence. I smiled and waited some more. “OK well, uh, thanks for your time Scott,” he resigned. “My pleasure!” I hung up the phone. Whoa. Where did THAT come from?! I wondered. That was a first for me. Telling someone my “policy” on saying no. And I tell ya what; it felt GREAT! Candid, yet friendly. LESSON LEARNED: people respond to policies. I actually just looked up the word policy. It means, “shrewdness or prudence, especially in the pursuit of a particular course of action.” Which means: You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not ta Pop Up Displays For Trade Shows, You Get What You Pay For ark, my policy about saying no is, ‘I don’t say it enough.’ So, for that reason alone, my answer to you is no.”Question: I’ve been charged with buying my company’s first pop-up exhibit. What are some of the key things I need to know about pop-ups and vendor selection before I make my first purchase?Answer: Simply by asking questions, you’ve already taken the first step toward Dead silence. I smiled and waited. “Well um, uh … OK,” he stammered. “I-I guess I’m not going to challenge that.” Dead silence. I smiled and waited some more. “OK well, uh, thanks for your time Scott,” he resigned. “My pleasure!” I hung up the phone. Whoa. Where did THAT come from?! I wondered. That was a first for me. Telling someone my “policy” on saying no. And I tell ya what; it felt GREAT! Candid, yet friendly. LESSON LEARNED: people respond to policies. I actually just looked up the word policy. It means, “shrewdness or prudence, especially in the pursuit of a particular course of action.” Which means: You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not t Use The Right Risk Management Framework For End Of Employment Decisions more.There is an economic chill in the air.Despite low unemployment rates in the United States, there is a sense that corporate layoffs and employee layoffs will once again take place. One level of decisions facing leaders is “who stays/who goes.” A second level of deci “OK well, uh, thanks for your time Scott,” he resigned. “My pleasure!” I hung up the phone. Whoa. Where did THAT come from?! I wondered. That was a first for me. Telling someone my “policy” on saying no. And I tell ya what; it felt GREAT! Candid, yet friendly. LESSON LEARNED: people respond to policies. I actually just looked up the word policy. It means, “shrewdness or prudence, especially in the pursuit of a particular course of action.” Which means: You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not t Technology Careers in 21st Century !The field of technology is always characterized by change. In the era of technology and computers, even basic architecture are rendered obsolete in a matter of months. Over a last few decades, we have gone through several evolutions of computing models from large mainframe Candid, yet friendly. LESSON LEARNED: people respond to policies. I actually just looked up the word policy. It means, “shrewdness or prudence, especially in the pursuit of a particular course of action.” Which means: You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not t The Power Of Trade Show Marketing ular course of action.” Which means:How many times have you been approached to exhibit at trade shows but declined? Exhibiting at trade shows can be a very powerful marketing weapon, but only if you understand who your market is and if these people will be attending the trade show in large numbers.Know You’re not being mean. You’re simply sticking to your guns. Telling someone, “Look, this is how I roll. This is who I am. That’s my policy.” NOTE: I’m not talking about company policy. That’s different. I’m talking about personal policy. Knowing thyself. Being the world’s expert ON yourself and confidently articulating that on a consistent basis. The following steps will help you put this idea into practice: POLICY PREPARATION 1. Brainstorm a list of 10-15 of your most valued personal policies. And they will. Every time. Because people respond to policies.
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