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I’m hearing more and more people talk about how they don’t like the company they work for anymore or maybe never did at all. They seem disgruntled and really are just going through the motions to get their paychecks. Oh sure, there’s going to be the 2-3% of the population that excel and claw their way to a great life. But this blog is not about the overachievers. This blog is about the other 97% of your workforce that you rely on to keep your business going and hopefully growing.

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Forward:

Thank you for reading my blog, I sincerely hope you enjoy it. As the year closes, I would like to take a moment to wish you and those you love happiness, comfort and health for the holiday season and all the years to come. All of us have much to be grateful for in our lives and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. For it is people like you that make our lives better every day, because we are fortunate enough to call you a friend.
Happy Holidays from all of us at InnoVision

Just Say Yes

If you were born prior to 1973 you probably remember Nancy Reagan’s wildly popular anti-drug campaign “Just Say No”. It was a great campaign on so many levels and was actually created by the First Lady after she asked a little girl in a classroom “What would you do if someone offered you drugs?” during one of her many anti-drug crusades. The little girl responded matter-of-factly, “Why, I would just say no”.

Telling children to just say no to drugs is definitely the right message. But I’m wondering, have people in the service industry received a memo with the same message? A “Just Say No” memo, sent to them from the top of their organization? My guess is you’ve experienced it in some way. It sounds like this: “No, we do not have an upgrade available” or “No, we cannot offer you a better deal” or “No, you cannot substitute the cheese.” Or maybe you’ve heard “No, we can’t meet that deadline”.

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I’m noticing a frightening trend that seems to be growing. A lot of people, especially young adults, no longer have a competitive spirit. A spirit which we all know is what made this country great at the height of its success. Competition is the foundation of our economic system. It creates more options, better prices and better products for consumers. It spurs new ideas and builds character. It creates a platform that rewards effort, ingenuity and talent with a tangible reward.

But something happened. Something very damaging, if not completely destructive to the system. Someone, somewhere, decided sensitivity should be injected into competitive situations.

To me that is not possible. It’s the ultimate oxymoron: being competitive and being sensitive. You can’t want to beat someone at something and worry about their feelings. You won’t win. Winning, in a sense, is heartless. Now, I’m not saying beat someone at something and then stomp on them when they’ve lost. That’s not being humble.

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