In contrast to the super-douchbagery we all witnessed on LinkedIn yesterday, this guy did it right. He deserves the support!
Come on War Room. Time to show the love!
๐ทโโ๏ธ Jeff Raymond
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A sales rep cold called me today.
He botched the ask, and the offering was nowhere near relevant to me.
Here's what I DIDN'T do:
- Belittle him
- Yell
- Hang up
- Tag, name and shame him on LinkedIn
Here's what I DID do:
- Tell him I appreciate the call, but that it's not relevant to me
- Asked him if he wanted some help on his framework
- Spent 10 minutes reworking his tone, framework, and beliefs
- Wish him well and leave him better than before
Obviously, you won't have time do this with everyone, but imagine if folks tried this a couple of times per week.
Thoughts?
He botched the ask, and the offering was nowhere near relevant to me.
Here's what I DIDN'T do:
- Belittle him
- Yell
- Hang up
- Tag, name and shame him on LinkedIn
Here's what I DID do:
- Tell him I appreciate the call, but that it's not relevant to me
- Asked him if he wanted some help on his framework
- Spent 10 minutes reworking his tone, framework, and beliefs
- Wish him well and leave him better than before
Obviously, you won't have time do this with everyone, but imagine if folks tried this a couple of times per week.
Thoughts?
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