Comments on: Sales Training – A rant on priorities and aligning to necessity http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:37:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Karl Goldfield http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html/comment-page-1#comment-1509 Karl Goldfield Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:52:03 +0000 http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/?p=282#comment-1509 Will, My post's point is not that the Republicans should fall in line just because. My post's point is that it is their job to look after the interests of their constituents, and instead they are making choices to serve their personal interest. This grandstanding is not for the good of the nation, it is for the good of the few. That is a bad way to act in politics and in sales. The parallel I was making is related to how sales people like politicians should serve those they work for. Sales people work for their prospects and customers and should have their best interests at heart. Will,

My post’s point is not that the Republicans should fall in line just because. My post’s point is that it is their job to look after the interests of their constituents, and instead they are making choices to serve their personal interest. This grandstanding is not for the good of the nation, it is for the good of the few. That is a bad way to act in politics and in sales. The parallel I was making is related to how sales people like politicians should serve those they work for. Sales people work for their prospects and customers and should have their best interests at heart.

]]> By: Top Sales Blog http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html/comment-page-1#comment-1501 Top Sales Blog Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:21:41 +0000 http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/?p=282#comment-1501 Karl, I'll have to disagree with you here - the democratic republic we live in was meant to have a "clash" of ideas. For all those who oppose the Iraq War and other things President Bush put forth (I'm not stating that this is my opinion or not here), a loyal opposition might have stopped them in their tracks. Either we have opposition or none at all. The republic of the US is built on the idea that gridlock is good, as legislation is difficult to pass. It also seems that every time everyone gets in lock-step behind a president, the country ends up suffering. You see this time and time again throughout the history of the U.S. My point here is simple, legislation should be difficult to pass and deserves scrutiny. If not, these folks up in D.C. would be passing anything they want. President Obama will get this bill passed, but it will cost him some of his political juice. Thanks for post... Will Fultz Karl,

I’ll have to disagree with you here – the democratic republic we live in was meant to have a “clash” of ideas. For all those who oppose the Iraq War and other things President Bush put forth (I’m not stating that this is my opinion or not here), a loyal opposition might have stopped them in their tracks. Either we have opposition or none at all. The republic of the US is built on the idea that gridlock is good, as legislation is difficult to pass. It also seems that every time everyone gets in lock-step behind a president, the country ends up suffering. You see this time and time again throughout the history of the U.S.

My point here is simple, legislation should be difficult to pass and deserves scrutiny. If not, these folks up in D.C. would be passing anything they want. President Obama will get this bill passed, but it will cost him some of his political juice.

Thanks for post…

Will Fultz

]]> By: Karl Goldfield http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html/comment-page-1#comment-1483 Karl Goldfield Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:22:38 +0000 http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/?p=282#comment-1483 Tim, As a pragmatic capitalist with a Keynesian slant, I can see how an obvious fiscal conservative may feel that way. What is interesting is you assume that the son of a political scientist who studied the history of market economies knows nothing about the economy. That is not the rub; the big factor is that my post is not really about the economy at all. My post is about the bad decisions Republican congressmen and senators are making in fighting this bill. They know they are goin to lose, and that the bill is a solution that must happen. Most of them have admitted it at one point or another. What my post is about is looking out for your own interests in a role that is designed to ask you to look out for others. We can agree to disagree about economics or politics, but I think you would be hard pressed to argue with that. Always friends, Karl Tim,

As a pragmatic capitalist with a Keynesian slant, I can see how an obvious fiscal conservative may feel that way. What is interesting is you assume that the son of a political scientist who studied the history of market economies knows nothing about the economy. That is not the rub; the big factor is that my post is not really about the economy at all.

My post is about the bad decisions Republican congressmen and senators are making in fighting this bill. They know they are goin to lose, and that the bill is a solution that must happen. Most of them have admitted it at one point or another. What my post is about is looking out for your own interests in a role that is designed to ask you to look out for others.

We can agree to disagree about economics or politics, but I think you would be hard pressed to argue with that.

Always friends,

Karl

]]> By: olivia http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html/comment-page-1#comment-1480 olivia Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:33:52 +0000 http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/?p=282#comment-1480 Right man! Althogh politics should not be related to business, They actually are the same, although. Business is Marketing, Marketing is like politics: Please the people. Oli Right man! Althogh politics should not be related to business, They actually are the same, although. Business is Marketing, Marketing is like politics: Please the people.

Oli

]]> By: Sales Loudmouth http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/2009/02/sales-training-a-rant-on-priorities-and-aligning-to-necessity.html/comment-page-1#comment-1475 Sales Loudmouth Wed, 11 Feb 2009 03:06:27 +0000 http://salesblog.karlgoldfield.com/?p=282#comment-1475 Karl, When you write about the economy - a subject in which you are most assuredly not an expert - you leave your credibility about all subjects in question. Your friend, Tim Karl,
When you write about the economy – a subject in which you are most assuredly not an expert – you leave your credibility about all subjects in question.

Your friend,

Tim

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