Are you coin operated?

What does it look like when someone is coin operated? This is the person who, any time compensation comes into play, deeply cares how much money they will make. Their focus on their earnings outweighs any other circumstance: what is best for the company, what is best for their own future, how the situation impacts their peers – and they are often oblivious to how it makes their peers see them. And how they view the people around them comes into play too. Yes, sometimes I joke that sales people [...]

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Money is NOT the motivator

It's a common misconception that people are motivated by money, especially when talking about entrepreneurs. Make millions from your stock options!! Drive a porche!! Buy an expensive house in Palo Alto!! But for the 99%, money is an outcome of their hard work, not the reason they work hard. For sales people, it's all about winning. I've seen sales people compete harder to be visibly #1 and win a $100 Starbucks card than invisibly earn a $10k bonus. Yes, sales people are coin operated - you have to pay them [...]

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