Larry Brunelle wrote: > But I believe very many of us still think, or like to > think, that we may avoid "all that sales BS". > [...] > Does this resonate with anybody?
Very much. Although I personally lack them in varying degrees, I have great respect for some of the qualities I think are required of salespeople: social qualities (networking, conversation, humour, tact, respect), communication (empathy, listening, ...) So I am interested in improving my ability in these areas. Nevertheless, at the present time, if I needed to sell, for example if I were to start my own company, I would certainly seek a partner who is naturally more talented in them. I would like to think, however, that it would not be necessary, in order to be successful, to resort to sales practices that I observe to be very common and which I despise (I think "manipulation" would be an appropriate summary, or your own term, BS). It would be reassuring to hear from people who can confirm that this can work :) Regards, Dominic Williams http://www.dominicwilliams.net ---- To Post a message, send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ad-free courtesy of objectmentor.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/extremeprogramming/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
