The week of June 14, 2010
Smart Work Not Hard Work!
by J.R. Perry
One common strategy that would increase your sales would be to do more of the same. That would do the job of increasing the gross sales. Some would trickle down to the bottom line. Not enough to make me satisfied. If you are reading this it is not enough for you either.
For company leaders, the work today is not in doing more of the same, but rather more effective use of the resources we have at our disposal. At our dispatch we have people. If we as leaders do a poor job of communicating with people, then a result less than adequate is what we reap.
Think about it! From the contacts with
the people that come to your door,
the people that send them to your door, to
the people that help you keep them coming back to your door. It is all people communications.
Very little has to do with product. There are many shops that can turn out a quality job. What will differentiate you is your communication skills.
If you as leader of the company do a less than superior job of communicating with all these people, you will receive less than superior results in your bank account. Your staff needs to be in alignment with you and your philosophies. Do they know them?
When was the last time you took your staff members to a lunch that did not turn into a bitch session? Share the vision of the future you want to create. People do not complain when you reach out in sincerity with a picture of a better place to be.
That is what the Program is all about. Communications that are smart work!
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