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Sales and Sales Leadership Lessons from Lou Piniella and the Umpire
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| There are some great sales and sales leadership lessons embedded in this funny story. Can you extract any of them? |
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Feeling Out Of Your League
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| We’ve all felt it from time to time – the anticipation of getting an autograph from a childhood hero, the nervous energy before making a sales call with the major industry player, the one-of-a-kind rush and paralysis that comes from feeling just a bit out of your league. |
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The 10 Commandments of Press Releases
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| In baseball, it’s said that you know an umpire is top-notch when
you never notice his presence. If he’s doing his job, he won’t
call attention to himself in any way. It’s much the same for the
writer of a press release. When the recipient of a release
focuses only on its content -- and not on its creation -- the
writer has succeeded. With that in mind, here's The 10
Commandments of Press Releases: |
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RIPKEN BELONGS IN BRANDING HALL OF FAME
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| This summer Cal Ripken will be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame -- not so much for his baseball numbers as for the fantastic brand he created. Cal’s career batting average is not even close to .300, and he did not average more than 25 home runs or 100 RBIs a season. Yet he is one of the most popular, memorable, and marketable players of recent history. Why? |
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Difference Makers Have Courage
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| When Jackie Robinson was brought to the major leagues by Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey, he was the first African-American to play major league ball. At that point, Mr. Rickey carefully explained to him that he would have thousands of chances to lose his temper and get upset because of the overt racism that existed in the major leagues at that time. He warned him about the hate-mail and boos he would get because many of the white players and fans would be adamantly opposed to his presence in the major leagues. |
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Why Prospecting is Like Baseball
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| The reason I want to talk about why prospecting is like baseball is because I recently saw a quote by Mickey Mantle that struck home: "During my 18 years in baseball, I came to bat almost 9,000 times. I struck out over 1,700 times and walked over 1,800 times. That means I played seven years in the major leagues without even hitting a baseball." |
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Two Important Qualities
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| There are a lot of similarities between business and baseball, and in ways they are interchangeable. I played baseball in high school and became captain of the team. I learned a lot about how teams can excel with the right leadership and with regard to the specific talents of each player. It was a great education. |
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How I Did It: From $7 an Hour to Coaching Major League Baseball MVPs
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| This article will tell the inspiring story of Jaime Cevallos, who went from $7 an hour to coaching MVPs in Major League Baseball, automating his income in the process.
Jaime is now - in many respects - set. But how did he do it? |
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Baseball's General Managers versus Business' Sales Managers
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| You have one huge advantage over baseball General Managers though. Forward looking indicators. Except for observation, all of the statistics they use in baseball are lagging indicators. |
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Sales Coaching is Like Baseball - How Do You Rate?
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| Really? Whiffle Ball in the back yard? Sandlot? Little League? Babe Ruth? High School? American Legion? College? Cape Cod League? Independent League? First Round Draft Pick? Signed by a Major League Team? High Minors? Cup of Coffee in the Bigs? Utility Player on a Major League Team? Every Day Player? All Star? MVP? Hall of Fame?
When it comes to coaching, most sales managers have done the baseball equivilent of Sandlot - they messed around at it and had some fun.
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Honesty and Integrity Build a Foundation of Trust
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| Seven-year-old first baseman, Tanner Munsey, fielded a ground ball and tried to tag a runner going from first to second base. The umpire, Laura Benson, called the runner out, but young Tanner immediately ran to her side and said, "Ma'am, I didn't tag the runner." Umpire Benson reversed herself, sent the runner to second base, and Tanner's coach gave him the game ball for his honesty. |
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