Comments on: Three Things You Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Tell Your Boss http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/ Building Intimate Business Relationships Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:54:53 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1879 admin Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:50:52 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1879 @Ribeezie I think #2 is the one that resonates the most with me as well. Just because someone has gone through the motions and has an abundance of experience (in years) doesn’t mean they’re necessarily more qualified (or if they are that you wouldn’t be able to surpass them relatively quickly). I think it is important to note that experience shouldn’t be measured in years. Like I said in my post, and like you reiterated in your comment, it is important to be tactful when you tell your boss what’s up, and it’s extremely important to bust your hump afterwards to prove that you’re capable. It’s very cliche but talk is cheap. Thanks for your contribution! @Ribeezie

I think #2 is the one that resonates the most with me as well. Just because someone has gone through the motions and has an abundance of experience (in years) doesn’t mean they’re necessarily more qualified (or if they are that you wouldn’t be able to surpass them relatively quickly). I think it is important to note that experience shouldn’t be measured in years.

Like I said in my post, and like you reiterated in your comment, it is important to be tactful when you tell your boss what’s up, and it’s extremely important to bust your hump afterwards to prove that you’re capable. It’s very cliche but talk is cheap.

Thanks for your contribution!

]]> By: admin http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 admin Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:50:21 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1878 @Rich – The intention certainly wasn’t to dismiss the importance of data, but I don’t think it is ‘everything’ either as you claim. There’s a lot of flawed data out there, and there’s a lot companies that spend a ton of money for data that merely confirms conclusions they’ve already made. What I really wanted to emphasize was the fact that you can’t always let a bunch of numbers bog you down, particularly if you’re a small entrepreneurial company. I think you have to be willing to take a risk (in line with point #3) and sometimes trust a gut instinct (before the data is gathered and in rare occasions even in spite of the data). Maybe that’s one way to get ahead? To be a thought-leader, an early adopter … instead of sharing the same data that every company gets. I really appreciate your response, and I definitely think there’s some merit to it. @Rich – The intention certainly wasn’t to dismiss the importance of data, but I don’t think it is ‘everything’ either as you claim. There’s a lot of flawed data out there, and there’s a lot companies that spend a ton of money for data that merely confirms conclusions they’ve already made.

What I really wanted to emphasize was the fact that you can’t always let a bunch of numbers bog you down, particularly if you’re a small entrepreneurial company. I think you have to be willing to take a risk (in line with point #3) and sometimes trust a gut instinct (before the data is gathered and in rare occasions even in spite of the data). Maybe that’s one way to get ahead? To be a thought-leader, an early adopter … instead of sharing the same data that every company gets.

I really appreciate your response, and I definitely think there’s some merit to it.

]]> By: admin http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 admin Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:50:02 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1877 @MarketingDeviant – Thanks for your kind words. Care to explain further how these rules of thumb persay relate to what you think about when you do business? @MarketingDeviant – Thanks for your kind words. Care to explain further how these rules of thumb persay relate to what you think about when you do business?

]]> By: Brian Manning http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Brian Manning Mon, 04 May 2009 18:59:23 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-1557 I think #3 is something that people shouldn't be afraid to tell themselves, let alone their boss. Forget that, they shouldn't just tell themselves it, they should embrace it! I think #3 is something that people shouldn’t be afraid to tell themselves, let alone their boss.

Forget that, they shouldn’t just tell themselves it, they should embrace it!

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]]> By: Ribeezie http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Ribeezie Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:12:15 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-351 I've been there before (I'm referring to #2). I've told a potential boss that I'm not too young or too inexperienced. However not in an arrogant way or anything like that. I said it with confidence and then busted my butt to show for it. It wasn't easy, it was hard work but I did it and got a good sense of accomplishment from it... I’ve been there before (I’m referring to #2). I’ve told a potential boss that I’m not too young or too inexperienced. However not in an arrogant way or anything like that. I said it with confidence and then busted my butt to show for it. It wasn’t easy, it was hard work but I did it and got a good sense of accomplishment from it…

]]> By: Richard Millington http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Richard Millington Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:07:59 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-344 Hi Ryan, "I’ll follow William Wallace into battle right now knowing full well the chances of me getting my head chopped" ...always the likely scenario if you fight the mighty English! Generally a great post. I do have a conflict with one point though. I think you've dismissed the importance of data a little too easily. Data, after all, is everything. Data is the money in your account, data is whether your business can continue trading, data is if your customers can physically afford to offer what you're buying. Sure, data isn't perfect, but ignoring it would be an awful mistake to make. Most of all, data can be absolutely fascinating to analyse. Deeper interactions with customers like you've mentioned are vital, but knowing what the market is doing a whole is equally as important. Hi Ryan,

“I’ll follow William Wallace into battle right now knowing full well the chances of me getting my head chopped”

…always the likely scenario if you fight the mighty English!

Generally a great post. I do have a conflict with one point though. I think you’ve dismissed the importance of data a little too easily. Data, after all, is everything. Data is the money in your account, data is whether your business can continue trading, data is if your customers can physically afford to offer what you’re buying.

Sure, data isn’t perfect, but ignoring it would be an awful mistake to make. Most of all, data can be absolutely fascinating to analyse. Deeper interactions with customers like you’ve mentioned are vital, but knowing what the market is doing a whole is equally as important.

]]> By: MarketingDeviant http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-343 MarketingDeviant Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:12:59 +0000 http://ryanstephensmarketing.com/blog/three-things-you-shouldn%e2%80%99t-be-afraid-to-tell-your-boss/#comment-343 Great points there. Those are the things I remind myself whenever I think about business. Great points there. Those are the things I remind myself whenever I think about business.

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