Experientia Docet Sapientiam: Experience Teaches Wisdom. And, perhaps, the worst moments are your opportunity to shine. When you are under the pump, it’s hard to pretend. You just have to be who you are and do the best you can. With seconds to run on the clock, it’s hard to pretend. You can only be [...]
Archive | May, 2012
Courier-Mail Newspaper: Executive Wisdom Q&A June 2012
Here is the June 2012 edition of my Q&A column in the Brisbane Courier-Mail newspaper. Send your questions to ric@executivewisdom.com and we will ask the newspaper to publish your questions. We do not have editorial control and cannot guarantee that your particular question will be published.
There still are some real-life heroes
And, they are based at Marvel Comics in New York.
Your business is different to us – we need to sell not market
“Ric it’s different for you. You’re an OD Consultant working internationally. All your marketing ideas work for you. We’re different, as [insert your profession here] we need to focus on sales activity not marketing.” Not verbatim, but very close to these words I hear from recruiters, financial planners, business coaches, and the like. Building a [...]
Weekly Wisdom No.115: Thank you – but not again
Thank you – but not again So, you’re telling me that your mobile phone service is better than the rest. I’m not being trapped into believing that line. So, what you’re saying is that you have the best interest rate coupled with the lowest fees. I’ve heard that before. So, you’re promising that you will [...]
Are you making these same marketing mistakes?
Nothing happens until you sell something. Rarely, can you sell something without doing the marketing first. I contend that marketing is the process of attracting attention, articulating your value, and explaining how you will improve the customer’s condition by either fixing their pain or improving upon the success they are already achieving. Selling is merely [...]
Online Business Forum Discussing “Real” Matters Not Theory
Our online business forum is where you can have a free exchange of information, ideas, techniques, opinions and alike with a truly global and collegial community. The current membership comes from 14 countries to date and range from middle managers to CEOs to the self-employed. It’s a very popular service offered by Ric Willmot and Executive [...]
Two Leadership Assets: Vision and Understanding
How can I come to accept that the fault I see so easily in others also hides their strengths?
Do not accept unsolicited advice from anybody
Unsolicited advice is given purely for the benefit of the giver, not the receiver. Never accept it. Seek out those people whose opinion you trust and respect and ask them to provide feedback on what you want to receive feedback on. Reject all other offers, it will not help you one iota. This morning I [...]
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Kathy Westmore: Ric are you showing your softer side there by comp...
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Scott Brown: Yes, read that study. Interesting. Should also be ...
