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    Everyone lives by selling something. Robert Louis Stevenson

    1. Strategyoverrated,simplydoinstuunderrated.SeeKelleherandBossidy:Wehave

    astrategicplan,itscalleddoingthings.HerbKelleher.Executionisasystematic

    processofrigorouslydiscussinghowsandwhats,tenaciouslyfollowingthrough,and

    ensuringaccountability.LarryBossidy&RamCharan/ Execution: The Discipline o

    Getting Things Done. Action has its own logicaskGenghisKhan,Rommel,COLJohn

    Boyd,U.S.Grant,Patton,W.T.Sherman.

    2. What are you personally great at?(Keyword:great.)Playtostrengths!Distinctor

    Extinct.Youshouldaimtobeoutrageouslygood/B.I.W.atanichearea(ormore).

    3. Areyouapersonality,adefactobrandintheindustry?TheDr.Philof...

    4. Opportunism (with a little forethought) mostly wins.(Successfulpeoplearetheones

    whoaregoodatPlanB.)

    5. Little starts can lead to big wins.Mosttruewinnersthinksearch&Googlestart

    assomethingsmall.ManybigdealsDisney&Pixarcouldhavebeendoneaslittle-erdealsifyoudhadthenervetostepoutbeforethevaluebecameobvious.

    6. Non-obvious targets have great potential.Amongmanyotherthings,everybodygoes

    aftertheobviousones.Also,thenon-obviousareoftengoodPartnersfortechnology

    experiments.

    7. Thebestrelationshipsareoften(usually?)nottoptotop!(Oftenthebest:hungrydivi-

    sionGMseagertomakeamark.)

    First prepared for presentation

    toGEEnergy01.24.2006.

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    8. ITS RELATIONSHIPS, STUPIDDEEP AND FROM MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS.

    9. In any public-sector business, you must become an avid student of the politics,

    the incentives and constraints, mostly non-economic, facing all of the players.

    Politiciansareusuallyincrediblylogicalifyou(deeply!)understandthematrixinwhich

    theyexist.

    10.Relationships from within our rm are as importantoftenmoreimportantasthose

    fromoutsideagainbroadisasimportantasdeep.Alliesavidsupporters!within

    andfromnon-obviousplacesmaybemoreimportantthanrelationshipsattheClient

    organization.Goal:aninsanelyunfairmarketshareofinsiderstimedevotedtoyour

    projects!

    11. Interesting outsiders are essential to innovative proposal and sales teams. An

    excitingsales-proposalteamisasimportantasaprestigiousone.

    12.Istheproposal-salesteamweirdenoughweirdoscomeupwiththemostinteresting,

    game-changerideas.Period.

    13. Lunch with at least one weirdo per month.(Goal:alwaysontheprowlforinteresting

    newstu.)

    14. Gratuitouscomment:Luncheswithgoodfriendsaretypicallyawasteof(professional)time.

    15. Dont short-change (time, money, depth) the proposal process. Miss one tiny nuance,

    onepotentialincentivethatmakesmydayforakeyClientplayerandwatchthewhole

    gig be torpedoed.

    16.Stickingwithitsometimespays,sometimesnotittakesalotoftriestoforgethebest

    pathin.Sometimesyouneverdo,afteraliterallifetime.(Ah,life.)

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    17. WOMEN ARE SIMPLY BETTER AT RELATIONSHIPSdontgethungupparticu-

    larlyintechrmsonwhatindustries-countrieswomencantdo.(Orsomesuch

    bullshit.)

    18. Work incessantly on your storymost economic value springs from a good

    story (think Perrier)!Insensitivepublicorquasi-publicnegotiations,acompelling

    storyisofimmensevalue-politicsisaboutthetensionamongcompetingstories.(Ifyou

    dontbelieveme,askKarlRoveorJamesCarville.)(Storytellingisthecoreofculture.

    Branded Nation: The Marketing o Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld,James

    Twitchell)

    19. Callthis18A,or18repeat:Becomearst-rateStoryteller!(Akeyperhapsthekeyto

    leadershipistheeectivecommunicationofastory.HowardGardner, Leading Minds:

    An Anatomy o Leadership)

    20. RiskAssessment&RiskManagementismoreaboutstoriesthanadvancedmath-iebril-

    liant scenario construction.

    21. Goodlistenersaregoodsalespeople.Period.

    22. Lousylistenersarelousysalespeople.Period.

    23. GREAT LISTENERS ARE GREAT SALES PEOPLE.(ListeningskillsarehardtolearnandsubjecttoimmenseeortinpursuitofMastery.Avirtuosolistenerisasrareasa

    virtuosocelloplayer.)(Ifyoudontlisten,youdontsellanything.CarolynMarland,

    MD/GuardianGroup)

    24. Thingsthatarefunnytome(American)areoften-mostlynotfunnytothoseinother

    cultures.(Humorisasne-edgedasitgets,andrarelytravels.)

    h fBe bold. Dream up your own manifesto and submit your idea here.

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    25. You dont know Jack Squat about other peoples culturesespecially if you are a

    typically myopic American.(Likeme.)

    26. Are you a great interviewer? Itsamakeorbreakskill.(ThinkBarbaraWaltersi.e.,

    herskillatextractingunwantedtruthsfromprosinpersona-protection...infrontof

    10sofmillionsofpeople.)

    If you dont listen, you dont sell anything. Carolyn Marland, Managing Director, Guardian Group

    27. Are you a great (not merely good) presenter?Masteringpresentationskillsisa

    lifesworkwithstupendouspayo.

    28. Work like hell on the Big 2: LISTENING/INTERVIEWING, PRESENTING. Theseare

    theessenceof[sales]lifeandusuallypicked-upinanamateurish,catch-as-catch-

    canfashion.Mistake!(Becomeaprofessionalstudentofthesetwoareas,achieve

    Mastery.)

    29. Areyougoodatowers?Think:FLOWERPOWER!(seeHarveyMackaysMackay66

    whatyoushouldknowaboutaClient;e.g.,birthdays&anniversaries.)(My owers

    budget is out of control. Hooray for me.)

    30. Youcantdoitallbeclearatwhatyouaregoodat,badat,indierentat.Hubrissucks.

    31. Thepointisnottoproveyourself.(Thatsego-talk.)Letthebestpersonpresenttothe

    Clientperhapsalowerlevelgeek.(Controlfreaksgettheirjustdessertsinthelong

    haulorsooner.)

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    32. Thenumberswillmoreorlesstakecareofthemselvesoverthelonghaulifthe

    relationship/sis/aresolidgold.

    33. The Gold Standard in selling: INDISPENSABLE to the Client.

    Noothergoalisworthy.

    34. Neverstopgrowing-broadening-deepeningtherelationship.The key to

    indispensability is to get the Client more and more and more and then more

    imbedded in our web.Hencetheso-calledsellingprocessisonlytherststep!

    35. USE THE WORD WE CONSTANTLY & RELIGIOUSLY!(Eg:WetheClient&

    mearegoingtochangetheworldwiththisservice.)

    36. Dont waste your time on jerksitll rarely work out in the mid- to long-term.

    37. Genius is walking away from lousy scores (deals)and accepting the attendant

    heat. BigBusinessisthepremierhometoBigEgosoverpayingbyafactorof2to22

    withbillion$$$$atstake.(ThinkJerryLevinandAOLTimeWarner.)

    38. Youhaventaclueastohowthissituationwillactuallyplayoutbepreparedtomove

    fastinadierentdirection.

    39. Keepyourword.

    40. KEEP YOUR WORD.

    41. Underpromise(i.e.,dontover-promise;i.e.,cutyourselfalittleslack)evenifitcostsyou

    businesswinningisalong-termaair.Over-promisingisSign#1ofalackofintegrity.

    Youwillpaythepiper.

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    42. Thereissuchathingasagoodlossifyouvetestedsomethingnewanddeveloped

    goodrelationships.Ahalf-dozenhonorable,ingeniouslossesoveratwo-yearperiod

    canpavethewayforaBigVictoryinaNewSpaceinyear3.

    43. Itsacompetitiveworldoutthere.New,innovativeproductsarehardertosellthanold

    stand-bys.Nonetheless, you will be a long-term star to the extent that you are

    willing to push the harder-to-sell-at-the-moment Innovative Products that cement

    long-term Client success (Indispensability!)evenifitmeansa#shitthisquarter.

    PART OF YOUR JOB: TAKE CLIENTS ON AN ADVENTURE THAT PUTS THEM

    AHEAD OF THE GAME CALLED (GAMECHANGINGhopefully) COMPETITIVE

    ADVANTAGE!

    44. Thinklegacywhatthehellisallthisreallyaboutforyouandtheworld?(Tellme,

    whatisityouplantodowithyouronewildandpreciouslife?MaryOliver)

    45. THERE ARE NO MODERATES IN THE HISTORY BOOKS!

    46. Keep it simple!(Damnit!)Nomatterhowsophisticatedtheproduct.Ifyoucant

    explainitinaphrase,apage,ortoyour14-year-old...youhaventgotitrightyet.

    47. Know more than the next guy.Homeworkpays.(ofcourseitsobviousbutinmy

    workitistoooftenhonoredinthebreach.)

    48. Regardlessofprojectsize,winningorlosinginvariablyhingesonaraftoflittlestu.

    Little stuff is and always has been everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!or, one mans little

    stuff is another mans 7.6 Richter deal-breaker.

    49. In public settings in particular, face saving is all.Whensomethingchanges,allowthe

    otherguytocomeoutlookinglikeawinner,especiallyifhehaslost.(Evenifyoumust

    accepttheeggonyourfacehewillalwaysrememberyou!)

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    50. Dontholdgrudges.(Itistheultimateinsmallmindednessandincrediblywastefuland

    ineective.Theresalwaystomorrow.)

    51. ITS ALWAYS THE POLITICSwee private sector deal or giant public sector

    deal.(Everyplayer,smallorlarge,isanglingforsomething.Masterthecalculusof

    advantage.)

    52. To beat the turnover problem in key Client posts amidst long negotiations,

    invest outrageous amounts of time building a wide & deep set of relationships with

    mid-level (& lower!!) plodding careerists.Theinvisiblecareeristsarethebedrock

    uponwhichrepeatedsuccessisbuilt!(MyCapitolHillAxiom:Itsthe24-year-oldLA

    whointheendbriefstheSenatorrightbeforeshegoestotheFloortovote.)

    53. Speakingofshe:GenderdierencesareEnormousdealingwithawomananddeal-

    ingwithamanaredierentkettlesofshyoumustbecomeanA+studentofgender

    dierences.(Eg:Menaretypicallymoreinterestedintheshort-termscore.Womenare

    moreinterestedinthelong-termconsequences.)

    54. LITTLE PEOPLE OFTEN HAVE BIG FRIENDS.

    55. Thisisnotwar,damnit.Allpartiescanwin(ornotlose,anyway).Andlosingbidders

    canwalkawayfromadealwithincreasedrespectforyouandyourteam.

    56. Never,everdumponacompetitortheTomWatsonIBMglory-daysmantra.

    Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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    57. Never forget the Law of Cousins!Indevelopingnationsinparticular,powerbrokers

    atalllevelsareatleastcousins!Considerationforasecondcousincanpayobigtime.

    58. Speakingoffavors,jailsucks.

    59. Work hard beats work smart. (Mostly.)

    60. REPEAT: HE/SHE WHO HAS THE MOST-BEST RELATIONSHIPS WINS.

    RELATIONSHIPS ARE THE ESSENCE OF THE WORK OF THE SALESPERSON. THE

    HARD ... AND LONG ... WORK OF THE SALESPERSON.

    61. Manovmanohardballisseldomtheanswerendrunsbasedandpatientmulti-level

    relationshipbuildingviadeeper-widernetworkswin.

    62. Ifthedealiswiredfrombelow,trulywired,thantheso-calledbignegotiationsare

    essentially irrelevant.

    63. Ifeveryquarterisalittlebetterthanthepriorquarterthenyouarenottakingany

    seriousrisks.

    64. Phones beat email.

    65. A THREE-MINUTE CALL TODAY CAN AVOID A GAME-LOSER OF A FIASCO NEXT

    MONTH. There was always a time when a little thing could have been addressedthat headed off a subsequent big thing.Astoavoidingthatcall,didntsomeonesay,

    Pridegoethbeforethefall?

    66. Behyper-organizedaboutrelationshipmanagementyouareintheanthropology

    business.Studythegreatpols!BrilliantNRM(networkrelationshipmanagement)isnot

    accidental!Itisnotcatch-as-catchcan.(Footballanalogiesarecutebutdeeppolitical

    understandingpaystheprivate-schooltuition.)

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    67. Think/obsessonROIR(ReturnOnInvestmentInRelationships).

    68. THANK YOU NOTES: Worlds highest-return investment!!!!!!!!!

    69. Thewaytoanyonesheart:Doinganicethingfortheirkid.(But,gawd,doesthistakea

    gentletouch.)

    70. Scoringootherpeopleisstupid.Winners are always in the business of creating the

    maximum # of winnersamong adversaries at least as much as among partners.

    71. Yourcolleaguessuccessesareyoursuccesses.Period.(Trustme,mygreatestpersonal

    successnanciallyaswellasartisticallyhasbeencreatingabiggerpondinwhich

    everyonewins,evenifmymarketshareisdown.)

    72. Lend a helping hand, especially when you dont have the time.E.g.sharerelation-

    shipsthe more you give away the more you get in return(justliketheysayin

    church).

    73. Listenup:ItwasmuchlaterthatIrealizedDadssecret.Hegainedrespectbygivingit.

    Hetalkedandlistenedtothefourth-gradekidsinSpringValleywhoshinedshoesthe

    samewayhetalkedandlistenedtoabishoporacollegepresident.Hewasseriouslyin-

    terestedinwhoyouwereandwhatyouhadtosay.SaraLawrence-Lightfoot,Respect.

    (I.e.,RespectisCool.)

    74. Mentoringisathrillandthepracticalpayoisenormous.Thebestmentorshavethe

    wholeworldworkingitsbunsoforthem!

    75. Hireforenthusiasm.Promoteforenthusiasm.Cherishenthusiasm.REMOVE NON-

    ENTHUSIASTSTHEY ARE CANCERS.(Nothingissocontagiousasenthusiasm.

    SamuelTaylorColeridge.Amanwithoutasmilingfacemustnotopenashop.

    ChineseProverb.)

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    You cant behave in a calm, rational manner.

    Youve got to be out there on the lunatic fringe. Jack Welch

    76. ITS ALWAYS YOUR PROBLEMyou sold it to them.

    77. Its never over: While there may be an excellent service activity in your company,

    the relationship belongs to You!Hencetheaftersalesmomentsoftruthare

    atleastasifnotmorethan*importanttotheContinuingRelationshipasthesale

    transactionitself.(*Ivoteformorethan.)Youllgetyourbiggestpointswiththe

    Clientforbeinganeectiveafter-the-factgo-betweenwithyourcompany.

    78. Dontgettoohunguponsystemsintegrationrst&foremost,theindividualbits

    havegottowork.

    79. For Gods sake dont over promise on systems integrationits nigh on impos-

    sible to deliver.

    80. OntheotherhandwinnersclamberUptheValue-addedLadder,andoereverso

    muchmorethanmereproduct.ALL SUCCESSFUL SALES PEOPLE ARE IN THE

    SOLUTIONS BUSINESSnomatterhowjargonythatmaysound.

    81. Systems/SolutionssellingmeansgrapplingdirectlywithculturechangeinClient

    organizations.(Thebusinessofsellingisnotjustaboutmatchingviablesolutions

    tothecustomersthatrequirethem.Itsequallyaboutmanagingthechangeprocess

    thecustomerwillneedtogothroughtoimplementthesolutionandachievethevalue

    promisedbythesolutionJeThull,ThePrimeSolution:ClosetheValueGap,Increase

    Margins,andWintheComplexSale)

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    82. Shit happens. Thats what they pay you for.

    83. ThisisnotaGEorBen&JerryssaleitisaJoeJones/JaneJonessale.YOU ARE

    THE BRAND THE CLIENT BUYSespeciallyoverthelonghaul.

    84. Duh:Youmakemoney,thecompanymakesmoney,onrepeatbusiness.

    85. Masteryes,youthePRGame.WordofMouthisnotaccidental!You want Word of

    Mouth? Make it happen!

    86. GOAL #1: MAKE YOUR CLIENT A HEROYOU ARE NOT THERE TO GET CREDIT.

    (Takingcreditisforego-maniacs.Andlosers.)

    87. Decentmargins,overthemid-tolong-term,areaproductofbetterrelationships,notbetternegotiatingskill.(Mostly.)

    88. Intheimmortalwordsofex-GEViceChairmanLarryBossidy,moreorless,Realism

    rocks.(Bullshitartistandgreatsalesperson,contrarytoconventionalwisdom,are

    DiametricOpposites.TruthtellerandGreatSalespersonismorelikeit.)

    89. BethersttotelltheClientbadnews(e.g.,slippeddelivery);hisintelligencesources,

    andhehasthem,willtellhimfastyouwanttobethererstwithyourstoryandto

    enhanceyourrepasTruthteller!

    90. Worklikehelltogetareputationasavaluedindustryexpert,tobecomeanindustry

    resource.

    91. WorktheTradeAssociationangleforallitsworthitmaytakeadecadetopayoe.g.,

    whenyoubecomeanocerorareonanimportantpanelortestifybeforeCongress.

    92. PAY YOUR DUES IN THE CLIENT ORG AND IN YOUR OWN ORG!

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    93. Its all bloody tactics.

    94. Youmust...LOVE....theproduct!(Period.)

    95. YOU MUST LOVE THE PRODUCT!

    96. Dont over-schedule.Runninglateisinexcusableatanylevelofseniority;itisthe

    ultimatemarkofself-importancemixedwithcontempt.

    97. Ittakestimetogettoknowpeople.(DUH.)

    98. Women are better salespeople.(SeeAddendum)

    99.Theveryideaofeciencyinrelationshipdevelopmentis...STUPID.

    100.MBWA (still) rules.

    101.Preparingthesoilistherst98percent.(Ormore.)

    102.WORK THE PHONES!

    103. Rule5K-5M:5Kmilesfora5-Minutemeetingoftenmakessense.(Yes,often.)(Evenwith

    constrainedtravelbudgets.)(Thanks,super-agentMarkMcCormack.)

    104.Becomeastudent!Studygreatsalespeople!(IncludingPresidents.)(NaturalisalittlebittruebutthenNaturalsarealwaystheoneswhostudyhardeste.g.,JerryRice.)

    105.Becomeastudent!Yes,youcanstudyRelationshipBuilding.So,study

    106.Bewarecomplexiersandcomplicators.(Trulysmartpeople...simplifythings.)

    107.Thesmartestguyintheroomrarelywinsalas,heusuallyisawarehesthesmartest

    guy.(Andneedntwastehistimeonthatsoftrelationshipcrap.)

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    108.Be kind. It works.

    109.Beespeciallykindwhentherearescrew-ups.(Theresplentyoftimelatertoplaythe

    GreatAccountabilityGame.)

    110.PresidentsnevertireofbeingtreatedlikePresidents.

    111. Luck matters. So: Good luck!

    ADDENDUM: WOMEN ROCK (AS SALESPERSONS)

    Andtheanswersare?

    TAKETHISQUICKQUIZ:Whomanagesmorethingsatonce? Who puts more eort into their

    appearance?Whousuallytakescareofthedetails?Who fnds it easier to meet new people?

    Whoasksmorequestionsinaconversation?Who is a better listener?Whohasmoreinterest

    incommunicationskills?Who is more inclined to get involved?Whoencouragesharmonyand

    agreement? Who has better intuition?Whoworkswithalongertodolist?Who enjoys a

    recap to the days events?Whoisbetteratkeepingintouchwithothers?

    Source:Selling Is a Womans Game: 15 Powerul Reasons Why Women Can Outsell Men,Nicki

    Joy&SusanKane-Benson

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