While on Twitter recently this tweet appeared in my timeline by former real estate magnate, now “Shark” investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, Barbara Corcoran: “Mentors are over-rated. I’ve been a mentor to more than 70 businesses I’ve invested in on Shark Tank, and the most successful listen and then do what….
With apologies for invoking a song from a movie that actually included the line, “Nobody puts Baby in the corner” the fact is, we do owe it all to you! The release of John David Mann’s and my newest book in the Go-Giver series, The Go-Giver Influencer: A Little Story About a Most Persuasive Idea got off to a roaring start.
Being authentic doesn’t mean that you refuse to grow, or that you remain a victim of your biases, shortcomings, and inclinations. It means taking the correct actions to improve; becoming a better, more effective, truly authentic version of your…self! And this is the first lesson Jackson Hill learns while in conversation with his new mentor, the…
Early on in The Go-Giver, Joe, upon realizing he would not land a desired account, referred them to one of his competitors who was in a better position to help them. No, he didn’t want to do that, but he understood it was the right thing to do for the client. This later came back to…
While we were talking about our pets, Nancy Weil related to me one of the best customer experience stories I’ve ever heard….
A reader recently emailed me the following:
“Hi Bob, I love being in sales and want to make a difference….”
“…{You} must recognize that we are living in a different generation than the one in which {your} father had lived, and that it was possible, in building up an industry such as {his}, to maintain a comparative secrecy as to methods of work, etc. and to keep business pretty much to those who were engaged in…
The following profound quote caught my attention on Twitter: “You don’t really understand an antagonist until you understand why he’s a protagonist in his own version of the world.” ~ John Rogers, screenwriter, film and television producer, director, comedian, comic book writer Since the author of the quote is a professional storyteller perhaps he’s teaching a…
Received a telephone call from a company doing a survey: Me: Hi, this is Bob. Caller: Is Bob there? Me: Th…this is Bob. Good morning. Caller: I’m doing a survey regarding children and television. Do you have any children or grandchildren under the age of 13? Me: No, I have no children. Caller: I see.…
When John David Mann and I talk about “Building Your People” (Key #2 from The Go-Giver Leader) we mean that in a couple of ways: one is to teach, mentor, and coach them to becoming more effective, both in their defined role within the organization as well as in their own ability to lead others. Second…
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