Use simple language.  Do not make a listener plow through jargon.  Those who understand it

will not be impressed and those who don’t will pull out a book and start reading.

 

 

Spy Skills for Managers

Allen Dulles a former head of the CIA listed the key attributes for the Intelligence Agents in his book,

The Craft of Intelligence.  As a manager, how many apply to you.

 

Accurate perceptions about people

Ability to work with others under difficult conditions

Distinguishes between fact and fiction

Can sort the essential from the non-essential

An inquisitive mind

Ingenuity in large amounts

Attention to detail

Expresses ideas clearly, concisely

Knows of when to stay quiet

–From the Journal of Business Strategy – Feb 1996  

Sales vs. Management

A woman on a plane found herself seated next to a priest.  While passing through some very rough weather

the woman obviously shaken turned to the priest and asked, “Father, isn’t there anything you can do?”

to which he replied, “I’m very sorry but I’m in sales not management.”

 

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