The Art of Thinking Long-Term Even When Money Is Running Out
<i>I was under a lot of pressure to increase sales. To boost the next month’s sales, I pushed the button on a big marketing campaign in which we reached out to a hundred potential clients with a time-limited promotion. The results were disappointing. [..] I realised that sales are about relationships </i><p><i>3) Tolerating a bad employee versus firing and rehiring. There is always a short-term reason not to fire someone who’s underperforming</i><p>Soooo you encouraged the board to fire you and hire someone who understands sales already, yes? And/or you understand that underperforming can lead to learning which can improve performing which you tolerate in yourself, so you tolerate in your employees, yes?