Comments on: People Skills First, Management Skills Later http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/ sales 2.0 tools to help you sell more Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:42:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Oas Kamal http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-562 Oas Kamal Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:30:40 +0000 http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-562 Brandon, Great post, and great link. I whole-heartedly agree about the necessity to focus on people first in today's corporate world; not enough of that is done. Furthermore, I almost feel as though people who buy these leadership and management books, and even books on influence, are doing so in order to manipulate people and give the front that they are "people oriented" whereas they are not. As I mentioned on my site, I think that the approach towards addressing the needs of people needs to be sincere, and, if that is done, the rest will fall into place. Oas Brandon,

Great post, and great link. I whole-heartedly agree about the necessity to focus on people first in today’s corporate world; not enough of that is done. Furthermore, I almost feel as though people who buy these leadership and management books, and even books on influence, are doing so in order to manipulate people and give the front that they are “people oriented” whereas they are not. As I mentioned on my site, I think that the approach towards addressing the needs of people needs to be sincere, and, if that is done, the rest will fall into place.

Oas

]]> By: Mike http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-561 Mike Thu, 10 Aug 2006 01:38:39 +0000 http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-561 You're absolutely right. Genuine interest in the people around you will go a long way. If you're writing, checking numbers or some other task that can wait and one of your employees needs 5 minutes, give them your undivided attention while they are in front of you and they'll work like dawgs for you when you aren't in front of them. I promise. Guaranteed. You’re absolutely right. Genuine interest in the people around you will go a long way.

If you’re writing, checking numbers or some other task that can wait and one of your employees needs 5 minutes, give them your undivided attention while they are in front of you and they’ll work like dawgs for you when you aren’t in front of them.

I promise. Guaranteed.

]]> By: Brandon http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-559 Brandon Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:41:30 +0000 http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-559 Hey Lee, I linked to it with pleasure. Keep up the great work. Hey Lee, I linked to it with pleasure. Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Lee http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-558 Lee Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:45:02 +0000 http://www.salesteamtools.com/2006/08/09/people-skills-first-management-skills-later/#comment-558 Hi Brandon, Many thanks for the flattering link -- that's pretty impressive 'linking' company I am with! Kind regards, Lee Hi Brandon,

Many thanks for the flattering link — that’s pretty impressive ‘linking’ company I am with!

Kind regards,
Lee

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