Want A Successful Small Business? Learn The Fine Art Of Saying “No”

Posted by bloggertone under Management
From http://bloggertone.com 4813 days ago
Made Hot by: Small Business Manifesto on February 15, 2011 7:11 am

This two-letter word has the ability to create value, conserve resources, and ultimately define your business- but only if you use it properly...

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Written by nialldevitt
4813 days ago

As I read this post, I found myself nodding in agreement all the way through. In the last few years, I've had to realise pretty much everything that you've said here, to the point where I am now entirely selective as to who I will and won't work with. There is however one place where I will often take a slightly different strategy and that's online, the reason: because the actions I take or the words that I write are seen by many more eyes than just those of the person they are directed towards. In other words, I will help a person I don't really want to work with because someone I that I would want to work with is likely to be watching or will see later.

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Written by Adam_Gottlieb
4813 days ago

Hi Niall,

"There is however one place where I will often take a slightly different strategy and that's online, the reason: because the actions I take or the words that I write are seen by many more eyes than just those of the person they are directed towards"

A hundred percent.. but *even* here I think most people would benefit by considering the actual potential gain before committing their time and effort- especially when it has to do with something online. It's so easy to get sucked in to making another comment, answering another question, and writing another post, another article... There's got to be a overall plan and some limits.

Adam

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