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Here Is Why I Won’t Hire Socrates; He Flawed This Four Crucial Selling Techniques.
P.S. Socrates is one of the greatest philosophers of ancient times, and his works are said to have influenced western philosophy greatly. This piece is not an attempt to belittle the works of the great we know him for; rather it is an attempt to reveal the mistakes Socrates made as a philosopher which every entrepreneur can learn from, and avoid, in other to do business.
Having the great philosopher among your team will seem a noble and advantageous privilege, until you discover that he probably sucks at selling; and the importance of selling to an enterprise, as far as we know, can not be overemphasized.
According to a survey carried out by LinkedIn, among its users —who are majorly corporate bodies and their employees —they came up with a list of the skills top companies lookout for the most in employees. Creativity topped the list, PERSUASION was the second.
The ability to sell is crucial for business.
Socrates suck at selling.
Socrates suck at business.
I made a list of four of the most significant sales techniques, which you can adopt, but which —as we'll see —the great philosopher practically flawed.
- See customers complaints as an opportunity to…
