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“Everyone lives by selling something.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

1. “Strategy”overrated,simply“doin’stuff”underrated.SeeKelleherandBossidy:“Wehave a‘strategicplan,’it’scalleddoingthings.”—HerbKelleher.“Executionisasystematic

processofrigorouslydiscussinghowsandwhats,tenaciouslyfollowingthrough,andensuringaccountability.”—LarryBossidy&RamCharan/Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done. Action has its own logic—askGenghisKhan,Rommel,COLJohnBoyd,U.S.Grant,Patton,W.T.Sherman.

2. What are you personally great at?(Keyword:“great.”)Playtostrengths!“DistinctorExtinct.”Youshouldaimtobe“outrageouslygood”/B.I.W.atanichearea(ormore).

3. Areyoua“personality,”adefacto“brand”intheindustry?TheDr.Philof...

4. Opportunism (with a little forethought) mostly wins.(“SuccessfulpeoplearetheoneswhoaregoodatPlanB.”)

5. Little starts can lead to big wins.Mosttruewinners—thinksearch&Google—startassomethingsmall.Manybigdeals—Disney&Pixar—couldhavebeendoneaslittle-erdealsifyou’dhadthenervetostepoutbeforethevaluebecameobvious.

6. Non-obvious targets have great potential.Amongmanyotherthings,everybodygoesaftertheobviousones.Also,the“non-obvious”areoftengoodPartnersfortechnologyexperiments.

7. Thebestrelationshipsareoften(usually?)not“toptotop”!(Oftenthebest:hungrydivi-sionGMseagertomakeamark.)

First prepared for presentation toGEEnergy01.24.2006.

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8. IT’S RELATIONSHIPS, STUPID—DEEP 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 the players. Politiciansareusuallyincrediblylogical—ifyou(deeply!)understandthematrixinwhichtheyexist.

10.Relationships from within our firm are as important—oftenmoreimportant—asthosefromoutside—againbroadisasimportantasdeep.Allies—avidsupporters!—withinandfromnon-obviousplacesmaybemoreimportantthanrelationshipsattheClientorganization.Goal:an“insanelyunfair‘marketshare’”ofinsiders’timedevotedtoyourprojects!

11. Interesting outsiders are essential to innovative proposal and sales teams. An “exciting”sales-proposalteamisasimportantasaprestigiousone.

12. Istheproposal-salesteamweirdenough—weirdoscomeupwiththemostinteresting,game-changerideas.Period.

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

14. Gratuitouscomment:Luncheswithgoodfriendsaretypicallyawasteof(professional)time.

15. Don’t short-change (time, money, depth) the proposal process. Miss one tiny nuance, onepotentialincentivethat“makesmyday”forakeyClientplayer—andwatchthewholegig be torpedoed.

16. “Stickingwithit”sometimespays,sometimesnot—ittakesalotoftriestoforgethebestpathin.Sometimesyouneverdo,afteraliterallifetime.(Ah,life.)

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17. WOMEN ARE SIMPLY BETTER AT RELATIONSHIPS—don’tgethungup—particu-larlyintechfirms—onwhatindustries-countries“womencan’tdo.”(Orsomesuchbullshit.)

18. Work incessantly on your “story”—most economic value springs from a good story (think Perrier)!Insensitivepublicorquasi-publicnegotiations,acompellingstoryisofimmensevalue—politicsisaboutthetensionamongcompetingstories.(Ifyoudon’tbelieveme,askKarlRoveorJamesCarville.)(“Storytellingisthecoreofcul-ture.”—Branded Nation: The Marketing of Megachurch, College Inc., and Museumworld, JamesTwitchell)

19. Callthis18A,or18repeat:Becomeafirst-rateStoryteller!(“Akey—perhapsthekey—toleadershipistheeffectivecommunicationofastory.”—HowardGardner,Leading Minds: An Anatomy of Leadership)

20. RiskAssessment&RiskManagementismoreaboutstoriesthanadvancedmath—i.e.,brilliant scenario construction.

21. Goodlistenersaregoodsalespeople.Period.

22. Lousylistenersarelousysalespeople.Period.

23. GREAT LISTENERS ARE GREAT SALES PEOPLE.(Listening“skills”arehardtolearnandsubjecttoimmenseeffortinpursuitofMastery.Avirtuoso“listener”isasrareasavirtuosocelloplayer.)(“Ifyoudon’tlisten,youdon’tsellanything.”—CarolynMarland,MD/GuardianGroup)

24. Thingsthatarefunnytome(American)areoften-mostlynotfunnytothoseinothercultures.(Humorisasfine-edgedasitgets,andrarelytravels.)

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25. You don’t know Jack Squat about other peoples’ cultures—especially if you are a typically myopic American.(Likeme.)

26. Are you a great interviewer? It’samakeorbreakskill.(ThinkBarbaraWalters—i.e.,herskillatextractingunwantedtruthsfromprosinpersona-protection...infrontof10sofmillionsofpeople.)

“If you don’t listen, you don’t sell anything.” — Carolyn Marland, Managing Director, Guardian Group

27. Are you a great (not merely “good”) presenter?Masteringpresentationskillsisalife’swork—withstupendouspayoff.

28. Work like hell on the Big 2: LISTENING/INTERVIEWING, PRESENTING.Theseare“theessenceof[sales]life”—andusuallypickedupinanamateurish,catch-as-catch-canfashion.Mistake!(Becomea“professionalstudent”ofthesetwoareas,achieveMastery.)

29. Areyougoodatflowers?Think:FLOWERPOWER!(SeeHarveyMackay’s“Mackay66”—whatyoushouldknowaboutaClient;e.g.,birthdays&anniversaries.)(My “flowers budget” is out of control. Hooray for me.)

30. Youcan’tdoitall—beclearatwhatyouaregoodat,badat,indifferentat.Hubrissucks.

31. Thepointisnotto“proveyourself.”(That’sego-talk.)LetthebestpersonpresenttotheClient—perhapsa“lowerlevel”geek.(“Controlfreaks”gettheirjustdessertsinthelonghaul—orsooner.)

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32. Thenumberswillmoreorlesstakecareofthemselvesoverthelonghaul—iftherelationship/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-called“sellingprocess”isonlythefirststep!

35. USE THE WORD “WE” … CONSTANTLY & RELIGIOUSLY!(E.g.,“We”—theClient&me—“aregoingtochangetheworldwiththisservice.”)

36. Don’t waste your time on jerks—it’ll rarely work out in the mid- to long-term.

37. Genius is walking away from lousy “scores” (deals)—and accepting the attendant heat. BigBusinessisthepremierhometoBigEgosoverpayingbyafactorof2to22withbillion$$$$atstake.(ThinkJerryLevinandAOLTimeWarner.)

38. Youhaven’taclueastohowthissituationwillactuallyplayout—bepreparedtomovefastinadifferentdirection.

39. Keepyourword.

40. KEEP YOUR WORD.

41. Underpromise(i.e.,don’tover-promise;i.e.,cutyourselfalittleslack)evenifitcostsyoubusiness—winningisalong-termaffair.Over-promisingisSign#1ofalackofintegrity.Youwillpaythepiper.

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42. Thereissuchathingasa“goodloss”—ifyou’vetestedsomethingnewanddevelopedgoodrelationships.Ahalf-dozenhonorable,ingeniouslossesoveratwo-yearperiodcanpavethewayforaBigVictoryinaNewSpaceinyear3.

43. It’sacompetitiveworldoutthere.New,innovativeproductsarehardertosellthanoldstand-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 (GAMECHANGING—hopefully) COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE!

44. Think“legacy”—whatthehellisallthisreallyaboutforyouandtheworld?(“Tellme,whatisityouplantodowithyouronewildandpreciouslife?”—MaryOliver)

45. THERE ARE NO “MODERATES” IN THE HISTORY BOOKS!

46. Keep it simple!(Damnit!)Nomatterhow“sophisticated”theproduct.Ifyoucan’texplainitinaphrase,apage,ortoyour14-year-old...youhaven’tgotitrightyet.

47. Know more than the next guy.Homeworkpays.(Ofcourseit’sobvious—butinmyworkitistoooftenhonoredinthebreach.)

48. Regardlessofprojectsize,winningorlosinginvariablyhingesonaraftof“littlestuff.”Little stuff is and always has been everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!—or, “one man’s little stuff is another man’s 7.6 Richter deal-breaker.”

49. In public settings in particular, face saving is all.Whensomethingchanges,allowtheotherguytocomeoutlookinglikeawinner,especiallyifhehaslost.(Evenifyoumustaccepttheeggonyourface—hewillalwaysrememberyou!)

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50. Don’tholdgrudges.(Itistheultimateinsmallmindedness—andincrediblywastefulandineffective.There’salwaystomorrow.)

51. IT’S ALWAYS “THE POLITICS”—wee private sector deal or giant public sector deal.(Everyplayer,smallorlarge,isanglingforsomething.Masterthecalculusofadvantage.)

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.”Theinvisiblecareeristsarethebedrockuponwhichrepeatedsuccessisbuilt!(My“CapitolHillAxiom”:It’sthe24-year-oldLAwhointheendbriefstheSenatorrightbeforeshegoestotheFloortovote.)

53. Speakingof“she”:GenderdifferencesareEnormous—dealingwithawomananddealingwithamanaredifferentkettlesoffish—youmustbecomeanA+studentofgenderdif-ferences.(E.g.:Menaretypicallymoreinterestedintheshort-term“score.”Womenaremoreinterestedinthelong-termconsequences.)

54. “LITTLE PEOPLE” OFTEN HAVE BIG FRIENDS.

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

56. Never,everdumponacompetitor—theTomWatsonIBMglory-daysmantra.

“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.” —Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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57. Never forget the “Law of Cousins!”Indevelopingnationsinparticular,powerbrokersatalllevelsareatleastcousins!Considerationforasecondcousincanpayoffbigtime.

58. Speakingof“favors,”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. Manovs.mano“hardball”isseldomtheanswer—endrunsbasedonandpatientmulti-levelrelationshipbuildingviadeeper-widernetworkswin.

62. Ifthedealiswiredfrombelow,trulywired,thentheso-called“bignegotiations”areessentially irrelevant.

63. Ifeveryquarterisa“littlebetter”thanthepriorquarter—thenyouarenottakinganyseriousrisks.

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 addressed that headed off a subsequent big thing.Astoavoidingthatcall,didn’tsomeonesay,“Pridegoethbeforethefall”?

66. Behyper-organizedaboutrelationshipmanagement—youareintheanthropologybusiness.Studythegreatpols!BrilliantNRM(networkrelationshipmanagement)isnotaccidental!Itisnotcatchascatchcan.(Footballanalogiesarecute—butdeeppoliticalunderstandingpaystheprivate-schooltuition.)

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67. Think/obsessonROIR(ReturnOnInvestmentInRelationships).

68. “THANK YOU” NOTES: World’s highest-return investment!!!!!!!!!

69. Thewaytoanyone’sheart:Doinganicethingfortheirkid.(But,gawd,doesthistakeagentletouch.)

70. Scoringoffotherpeopleisstupid.Winners are always in the business of creating the maximum # of winners—among adversaries at least as much as among “partners.”

71. Yourcolleagues’successesareyoursuccesses.Period.(Trustme,mygreatestpersonalsuccess—financiallyaswellasartistically—hasbeencreatingabiggerpondinwhicheveryonewins,evenifmy“marketshare”isdown.)

72. Lend a helping hand, especially when you don’t have the time.E.g.,sharerelation-ships—the more you give away the more you get in return(justliketheysayinchurch).

73. Listenup:“ItwasmuchlaterthatIrealizedDad’ssecret.Hegainedrespectbygivingit.Hetalkedandlistenedtothefourth-gradekidsinSpringValleywhoshinedshoesthesamewayhetalkedandlistenedtoabishoporacollegepresident.Hewasseriouslyin-terestedinwhoyouwereandwhatyouhadtosay.”—SaraLawrence-Lightfoot,Respect. (I.e.,RespectisCool.)

74. Mentoringisathrill—andthepracticalpayoffisenormous.Thebestmentorshavethewholeworldworkingitsbunsoffforthem!

75. Hireforenthusiasm.Promoteforenthusiasm.Cherishenthusiasm.REMOVE NON-ENTHUSIASTS—THEY ARE CANCERS.(“Nothingissocontagiousasenthusiasm.”

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—SamuelTaylorColeridge.“Amanwithoutasmilingfacemustnotopenashop.”—ChineseProverb.)

“You can’t behave in a calm, rational manner. You’ve got to be out there on the lunatic fringe.”

— Jack Welch 76. IT’S ALWAYS YOUR PROBLEM—you sold it to them.

77. It’s never over: While there may be an excellent service activity in your company, the “relationship” belongs to You!Hencethe“aftersales”“momentsoftruth”areatleastas—ifnotmorethan*—importanttotheContinuingRelationshipasthesale“transaction”itself.(*Ivotefor“morethan.”)You’llgetyourbiggest“points”withtheClientforbeinganeffectiveafter-the-factgo-betweenwithyourcompany.

78. Don’tgettoohungupon“systemsintegration”—first&foremost,theindividualbitshavegottowork.

79. For God’s sake don’t over promise on “systems integration”—it’s nigh on impos-sible to deliver.

80. Ontheotherhand…winnersclamberUptheValue-addedLadder,andoffereversomuchmorethan“mere”product.ALL SUCCESSFUL SALESPEOPLE ARE IN THE “SOLUTIONS BUSINESS”—nomatterhowjargonythatmaysound.

81. “Systems”/“Solutions”sellingmeansgrapplingdirectlywith“culturechange”inClientorganizations.(“Thebusinessofsellingisnotjustaboutmatchingviablesolutions

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tothecustomersthatrequirethem.It’sequallyaboutmanagingthechangeprocessthecustomerwillneedtogothroughtoimplementthesolutionandachievethevaluepromisedbythesolution”—JeffThull,The Prime Solution: Close the Value Gap, Increase Margins, and Win the Complex Sale)

82. Shit happens. That’s what they pay you for.

83. Thisisnota“GE”or“Ben&Jerry’s”sale—itisaJoeJones/JaneJonessale.YOU ARE THE “BRAND” THE CLIENT BUYS—especiallyoverthelonghaul.

84. Duh:Youmakemoney,thecompanymakesmoney,onrepeatbusiness.

85. Master—yes,you—the“PR”Game.“WordofMouth”isnotaccidental!You want Word of Mouth? Make it happen!

86. GOAL #1: MAKE YOUR CLIENT A HERO—YOU ARE NOT THERE TO GET CREDIT. (“Takingcredit”isforego-maniacs.Andlosers.)

87. “Decentmargins,”overthemid-tolong-term,areaproductofbetterrelationships,notbetter“negotiatingskill.”(Mostly.)

88. Intheimmortalwordsofex-GEViceChairmanLarryBossidy,moreorless,“Realismrocks.”(“Bullshitartist”and“greatsalesperson,”contrarytoconventionalwisdom,areDiametricOpposites.“Truthteller”andGreatSalespersonismorelikeit.)

89. BethefirsttotelltheClientbadnews(e.g.,slippeddelivery);hisintelligencesources,andhehasthem,willtellhimfast—youwanttobetherefirstwithyourstoryandtoenhanceyourrepasTruthteller!

90. Worklikehelltogetareputationasavaluedindustryexpert,tobecomeanindustryresource.

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91. WorktheTradeAssociationangleforallit’sworth—itmaytakeadecadetopayoff—e.g.,whenyoubecomeanofficerorareonanimportantpanelortestifybeforeCongress.

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

93. It’s all bloody tactics.

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

95. YOU MUST LOVE THE PRODUCT!

96. Don’t over-schedule.“Runninglate”isinexcusableatanylevelofseniority;itistheultimatemarkofself-importancemixedwithcontempt.

97. Ittakestimetogettoknowpeople.(DUH.)

98. Women are better salespeople.(SeeAddendum.)

99.Theveryideaof“efficiency”inrelationshipdevelopmentis...STUPID.

100.MBWA (still) rules.

101.“Preparingthesoil”isthe“first98percent.”(Ormore.)

102.WORK THE PHONES!

103. Rule5K-5M:5Kmilesfora5-Minutemeetingoftenmakessense.(Yes,often.)(Evenwithconstrainedtravelbudgets.)(Thanks,super-agentMarkMcCormack.)

104.Becomeastudent!Studygreatsalespeople!(IncludingPresidents.)(“Natural”isalittlebittrue—butthenNaturalsarealwaystheoneswhostudyhardest—e.g.,JerryRice.)

105. Becomeastudent!Yes,youcanstudyRelationshipBuilding.So,study…

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106.Bewarecomplexifiersandcomplicators.(Truly“smartpeople”...simplifythings.)

107.Thesmartestguyintheroomrarelywins—alas,heusuallyisawarehe’sthesmartestguy.(Andneedn’twastehistimeonthat“softrelationshipcrap.”)

108.Be kind. It works.

109.Beespeciallykindwhentherearescrew-ups.(There’splentyoftimelatertoplaytheGreatAccountabilityGame.)

110.PresidentsnevertireofbeingtreatedlikePresidents.

111. Luck matters. So: Good luck!

ADDENDUM: WOMEN ROCK (AS SALESPERSONS)

Andtheanswersare?

“TAKETHISQUICKQUIZ:Whomanagesmorethingsatonce?Who puts more effort into their appearance?Whousuallytakescareofthedetails?Who finds it easier to meet new people? Whoasksmorequestionsinaconversation?Who is a better listener? Whohasmoreinterestincommunicationskills?Who is more inclined to get involved?Whoencouragesharmonyandagreement? Who has better intuition? Whoworkswithalonger‘todo’list?Who enjoys a recap to the day’s events?Whoisbetteratkeepingintouchwithothers?”

Source:Selling Is a Woman’s Game: 15 Powerful Reasons Why Women Can Outsell Men,NickiJoy&SusanKane-Benson

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