Comments on: Five Most Common Business Lies http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/ Baby Boomer Women on the move & making a difference Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:19:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Rita@Goldivas http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Rita@Goldivas Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:35:02 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-122 Oops - It's Rita at Goldivas, not Coldivas! http://www.goldivas.com/ Oops – It’s Rita at Goldivas, not Coldivas!
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]]> By: Rita@Coldivas http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-121 Rita@Coldivas Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:34:04 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-121 This is hilarious! And so true. This is hilarious! And so true.

]]> By: Heidi Caswell http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Heidi Caswell Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:06:45 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-95 Beverly, I think that is one thing that sets one business head and shoulders above the rest. How they treat people. Sadly, I remember one company whose owner claimed to want those working to sell his service get the biggest share of the profit possible. Then as the company grew it went public, story was because it would be more credible, but owner would keep major share of stock. He didn't. Focus became please the stockholders, more profit, not so good for their customers or those selling the service. Sold a couple more times, last time to a group who milked assets out of the company to feed their floundering company while saying all is well. Then announced bankruptcy and loss of promised commissions. Then management who was saying all is well, lying, went to another company and said come here and we'll give you a great deal. No thank you! Who in their right mind would follow someone who lies. Story was we weren't allowed to tell the truth. Beverly,

I think that is one thing that sets one business head and shoulders above the rest. How they treat people.

Sadly, I remember one company whose owner claimed to want those working to sell his service get the biggest share of the profit possible.

Then as the company grew it went public, story was because it would be more credible, but owner would keep major share of stock. He didn’t. Focus became please the stockholders, more profit, not so good for their customers or those selling the service.

Sold a couple more times, last time to a group who milked assets out of the company to feed their floundering company while saying all is well. Then announced bankruptcy and loss of promised commissions.

Then management who was saying all is well, lying, went to another company and said come here and we’ll give you a great deal.

No thank you! Who in their right mind would follow someone who lies. Story was we weren’t allowed to tell the truth.

]]> By: Pam Archer http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Pam Archer Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:40:40 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-94 All of this is just affirmation to me of why I needed to be the head of my own business/corporation. It is my desire to go over and above for my employees, so that they will never have these experiences. Everyone needs to feel valued and encouraged, certainly as much as possible. Great post, Beverly. All of this is just affirmation to me of why I needed to be the head of my own business/corporation. It is my desire to go over and above for my employees, so that they will never have these experiences. Everyone needs to feel valued and encouraged, certainly as much as possible.

Great post, Beverly.

]]> By: Arlene http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Arlene Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:16:42 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-93 I loved your article! Here's another you can add to the list. I worked in Corporate America for 17 years and when we received the following words in an email from management we knew quota was going up and the resources we needed to close business were being cut: LIE: In order to provide better service to our customers and support to the field team we are going to... The rest would be a mismash of terms stated in such a way you would scratch your head trying to figure it out what was being said. You just knew this wasn't going to be good for you or your customer. I loved your article! Here’s another you can add to the list. I worked in Corporate America for 17 years and when we received the following words in an email from management we knew quota was going up and the resources we needed to close business were being cut:

LIE: In order to provide better service to our customers and support to the field team we are going to…

The rest would be a mismash of terms stated in such a way you would scratch your head trying to figure it out what was being said. You just knew this wasn’t going to be good for you or your customer.

]]> By: Melodieann Whiteley http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Melodieann Whiteley Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:51:23 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-91 I wish I could say I hadn't heard (and believed) most of those lies during my corporate tenure. Unfortunately, I can personally vouch for everything Mr. LaFontaine wrote - which is why I now work for myself! I wish I could say I hadn’t heard (and believed) most of those lies during my corporate tenure. Unfortunately, I can personally vouch for everything Mr. LaFontaine wrote – which is why I now work for myself!

]]> By: PopArtDiva http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-89 PopArtDiva Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:02:56 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-89 Add this to the list: LIE: This company thinks of you as part of it's family TRUTH: Only as long as their bottom line is green - when money is tight you become a "poor relative" and get booted out the door with your hat in hand, usually accompanied by a couple of burly security personnel. Add this to the list:

LIE: This company thinks of you as part of it’s family

TRUTH: Only as long as their bottom line is green – when money is tight you become a “poor relative” and get booted out the door with your hat in hand, usually accompanied by a couple of burly security personnel.

]]> By: Dr. Sally Witt http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Dr. Sally Witt Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:04:06 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-88 Beverly, This was a wonderful post. Mr. LaFontaine had the guts to write an article that had truth, and you had the insight to resurrect his article. I can remember many huge unpleasant corporate decisions that came out as soon as their dis-information distraction strategies were complete. We are often affected by these corporate decisions even when we are not the employees. Our family, neighbors, customers, and clients work for these companies! Sally Dr. Sally Witt http://www.drsallywitt.com Beverly,

This was a wonderful post. Mr. LaFontaine had the guts to write an article that had truth, and you had the insight to resurrect his article.

I can remember many huge unpleasant corporate decisions that came out as soon as their dis-information distraction strategies were complete.

We are often affected by these corporate decisions even when we are not the employees. Our family, neighbors, customers, and clients work for these companies!

Sally

Dr. Sally Witt
http://www.drsallywitt.com

]]> By: Debbie http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Debbie Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:43:06 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-87 Honest and true info! People talk the talk, but seldom walk the talk! Honest and true info! People talk the talk, but seldom walk the talk!

]]> By: Kathie Thomas, A Clayton's Secretary http://www.boomerdivanation.org/bdnhome/five-most-common-business-lies/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Kathie Thomas, A Clayton's Secretary Fri, 18 Jul 2008 05:51:47 +0000 http://www.boomerdivanation.org/?p=255#comment-86 All I can say is I'm glad I left the corporate world a long time ago. Who needs all that office politics anyway? I don't. Mind you, there's enough of it in the virtual working world too but at least I can sit in my office alone without worrying about what the person at the next desk is thinking or doing - they're out of sight and therefore out of mind for the most part. I'm queen boss of my immediate world and love it that way! All I can say is I’m glad I left the corporate world a long time ago. Who needs all that office politics anyway? I don’t. Mind you, there’s enough of it in the virtual working world too but at least I can sit in my office alone without worrying about what the person at the next desk is thinking or doing – they’re out of sight and therefore out of mind for the most part. I’m queen boss of my immediate world and love it that way!

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