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<blockquote data-quote="randomUPSISer" data-source="post: 690954" data-attributes="member: 24399"><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/How-Mighty-Fall-Companies-Never/dp/0977326411" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/How-Mighty-Fall-Companies-Never/dp/0977326411</a></p><p></p><p>I think that about sums up whats happened / happening <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/FeltTip/sad-little.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad-little:" title="Sad Little :sad-little:" data-shortname=":sad-little:" /></p><p>Stage 1: Hubris Born of Success </p><p>Stage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of More </p><p>Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril </p><p>Stage 4: Grasping for Salvation </p><p>Stage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death </p><p></p><p>I think we are somewhere between stage 2, and stage 3. In our "pursuit of more" as well as corporate arrogance we have decided that when good people leave "we didnt need them anyway... they were lucky to have a job with us, not us lucky to have them". This has left a vacuum in the ranks where mostly the less intelligent roam. You arent getting your business calls because of the messed up internal processes, which I might add, were created by the "less than good" roaming in the remaining ranks.</p><p></p><p>Im sure we will turn around before making it to stage 4 or 5. At our current rate though, it wont be for a couple years, and lots of lost market share to competitors. Even DM's and up at corporate have caught onto the less than stellar response by the sales force to SLIM leads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="randomUPSISer, post: 690954, member: 24399"] [URL]http://www.amazon.com/How-Mighty-Fall-Companies-Never/dp/0977326411[/URL] I think that about sums up whats happened / happening :sad-little: Stage 1: Hubris Born of Success Stage 2: Undisciplined Pursuit of More Stage 3: Denial of Risk and Peril Stage 4: Grasping for Salvation Stage 5: Capitulation to Irrelevance or Death I think we are somewhere between stage 2, and stage 3. In our "pursuit of more" as well as corporate arrogance we have decided that when good people leave "we didnt need them anyway... they were lucky to have a job with us, not us lucky to have them". This has left a vacuum in the ranks where mostly the less intelligent roam. You arent getting your business calls because of the messed up internal processes, which I might add, were created by the "less than good" roaming in the remaining ranks. Im sure we will turn around before making it to stage 4 or 5. At our current rate though, it wont be for a couple years, and lots of lost market share to competitors. Even DM's and up at corporate have caught onto the less than stellar response by the sales force to SLIM leads. [/QUOTE]
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