I agree with
Seth Godin: - Don't underestimate the value of over-investing.
"A great ambassador doesn't show up in a foreign land and start
complaining about how everything here is so different. She doesn't
insist that people start acting the way they act back home. And most of
all, she welcomes the idea that people might have different goals and
desires than the people she grew up with--in fact, different than she
has.
And every great treaty causes both signatories to change something
substantial, something important, in exchange for accomplishing a bigger
goal via cooperation.
Your customers need an ambassador. Someone who is open to hearing
what they have, need and want, not merely a marketer intent on selling
them a particular point of view. Once you understand someone, it's much
easier to bring them something that benefits everyone.
And your partners need you to honor the spirit and intent of the
deals you do with them. The goal of a long-term relationship isn't to
find the loophole that lets you do what you want. Instead, figure out
what you're giving up and what you're getting in return.
Companies (and countries) often under-invest in ambassadors and
under-value the promises they make in treaties. In the connection
economy, it now makes sense to over-invest instead."
-Jon
posted by Jon at 11:21 PM I I
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