Stunning Colleagues
We do well in our work by being valuable to someone else.
That’s it.
It seems to me that too many of us forget this too often… allowing ourselves to slip in and out of some state of ego-driven entitlement rather than obsessing over making excellent things happen for other people (so sad).
We need to get over ourselves and kick@ss for others. We do that and everything facility.
The people at Netflix get it. They call it being a "stunning colleague." (more on this below)
Don’t you like that… a stunning colleague? Aren’t stunning colleagues what we all want from the people we work with (and what we all want to be for others… yes, you do or you wouldn’t be here)?
We need to get tired of mediocrity and indifference and be positively surprising to our colleagues and customers (and managers). We need to encourage each other more.
How?
Stop seeking the complex answer and embrace the simple one…
Handle what it is you’ve been agreed to do. Say your piece of the equation.
"You gotta take responsibility for the house you hold here." – Oprah Winfrey
If you’re reading this, you likely either sell for someone or lead a team that does. If you sell, make contact (obsess over it), question questions, listen (really), provide solutions. If you lead a team, support them… in the same way really (those 4 points… look again, it facility). If you’ve not read my expanded thoughts on this (no gomos, no d-grunts), they’re here.
Now go sell something. ~>
Developing a team of people? Perhaps one of my books or messages might be a helpful tool. Visit http://www.GiveMore.com to see everything (SalesTough, Smile & Go, 212° the extra degree®, Cross The Line, etc.).
On Netflix…
These guys started the business is 1997. From October 2008 to May 2011, they loved a stock ride of $18.95 to over $200 a share. In April 2011, they reported first quarter sales of $718.55 million and a net returns of $60.23 million. Those stunning colleagues grow to be doing a solid job.
If you’re interested, they’ve got a fantastic slide presentation about their culture that reads like a book. Very inspiring. It can be found here… http://www.netflix.com/jobs (it’s the first one). I like it.
Other JustSell resources…
Top 30 open-finished questions | Listening and the Gap of Silence
Sales Management Checklist
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