Loyalty and priorities combined create increased results
photo credit: Zack Sheppard
Friends forever
Companies of all sizes experience growing pains. Whether an entrepreneur or a giant corporation, you will find false starts and then stops to reinvent where you want to go. One of the most important factors to keep in mind is to keep your priorities in check and operate accordingly at all times.
While you undergo different variations of your business, clients and associates will come and go; a few loyal ones will remain by your side. Sometimes the people who initially help build your company are more modest in stature as you advance into better known circles. Where many companies have gone wrong is to solely focus on the prize of the diamond, so to speak, instead of taking the less travelled patron along for the ride. It’s very easy to caught up in the excitement of the new connections.
This was the achilles heel for some companies. With diminished loyalty to those less networked, the original people who helped build the company left for better treatment. The support rung of the ladder caved, and those at the top, or most admired, soon became disgruntled. By then the entire ladder crumbled along with the companies.
Whether interiviewing on a job, selling to a client, or building an organization, you should treat everyone equally to remain on an even keel. When selling or interviewing in a corporation treat everyone as the CEO of their job. Likewise, in an organization, do the same. Sometimes you will be surprised who actually makes the decisions and other times you will be surprised by those who choose or do not choose to stand by you through thick and thin.
This practice will help you more readily hear the word, HIRED! and is exampliefied in the book, NIce Girls DO Get the Sale. Most of all you will always be on the path for a Smooth Sale!
