Month: August 2000

The Will to Prepare Outweighs the Will to Win

By ronkarr.Admin | August 28, 2000 |

Slap me silly! I never thought in a million years I would refer to the Survivor show in my E Reports. But this is too good to pass up. Richard Hatch, the $1 Million winner, stated “I think I managed to win by planning early, and by early, I mean before I get there…. There…

Jack Welch, the $7.1 Million Dollar Leader

By ronkarr.Admin | August 2, 2000 |

Jack Welch, Chairman of the General Electric Company recently received a book advance of $7.1 Million Dollars, the largest in history. Set to retire next year at age 65, Jack Welch is finishing a 20-year career of leading General Electric. During his tenure, he increased G.E.’s market value from $12 Billion to more than $500…

Bobby Valentine Manager NY Mets

By ronkarr.Admin | August 2, 2000 |

“Some people make mistakes and wait until the next game. Our guys wait only until the next inning.” Bobby Valentine Manager NY Mets Translation– Stop waiting for tomorrow and just go at it again as soon as possible.

Scripts Can be Hazardous to Your Sales Career

By ronkarr.Admin | August 2, 2000 |

One of the negotiating points in the recent Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic) phone strike revolved around the stress endured by customer service representatives (CSR) in following their scripts to the letter. According to a NY Times article, if there is any deviation from the script, the CSR could have points deducted from her performance score.…

Stinking Thinking Leads to Lousy Results

By ronkarr.Admin | August 2, 2000 |

Did you ever hear of Stinking Thinking? I’m talking about all of the thoughts we are prone to have that pollute our minds and prevent us from achieving our goals. Here is an example: If I said to you don’t think about Pink Elephants, what are you now thinking about? That’s right! You are now…

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The Will to Prepare Outweighs the Will to Win

By ronkarr.Admin / August 28, 2000 /

Slap me silly! I never thought in a million years I would refer to the Survivor show in my E Reports. But this is too good to pass up. Richard Hatch, the $1 Million winner, stated “I think I managed to win by planning early, and by early, I mean before I get there…. There…

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Jack Welch, the $7.1 Million Dollar Leader

By ronkarr.Admin / August 2, 2000 /

Jack Welch, Chairman of the General Electric Company recently received a book advance of $7.1 Million Dollars, the largest in history. Set to retire next year at age 65, Jack Welch is finishing a 20-year career of leading General Electric. During his tenure, he increased G.E.’s market value from $12 Billion to more than $500…

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Bobby Valentine Manager NY Mets

By ronkarr.Admin / August 2, 2000 /

“Some people make mistakes and wait until the next game. Our guys wait only until the next inning.” Bobby Valentine Manager NY Mets Translation– Stop waiting for tomorrow and just go at it again as soon as possible.

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Scripts Can be Hazardous to Your Sales Career

By ronkarr.Admin / August 2, 2000 /

One of the negotiating points in the recent Verizon (formerly Bell Atlantic) phone strike revolved around the stress endured by customer service representatives (CSR) in following their scripts to the letter. According to a NY Times article, if there is any deviation from the script, the CSR could have points deducted from her performance score.…

Read More

Stinking Thinking Leads to Lousy Results

By ronkarr.Admin / August 2, 2000 /

Did you ever hear of Stinking Thinking? I’m talking about all of the thoughts we are prone to have that pollute our minds and prevent us from achieving our goals. Here is an example: If I said to you don’t think about Pink Elephants, what are you now thinking about? That’s right! You are now…

Read More