Comments on: Do You Have the Right People On the Bus?

By: lindsay morgan smith

lindsay morgan smith — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:03:40 +0000

i think the comment “Its not what you know, not who you know, its what you stand for” is really a true true comment. I heard so many times over and over again. You gotta know somebody, to get something good. That is not true. Everyone has to stand up for what they want because everyone should have a equal opportunity at everything and if you go for what you want then you will get what you want. Not just who you know will help you or whatever but you have to believe you can do what you want to do and get it down by yourself and self esteem. Yes someone you know may be able to help you but that is not what you should count on when it comes to something you know you can do on your on.

By: Jamazoo » Do you have the right people on the bus?

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By: Mario Sanchez

Mario Sanchez — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:09:44 +0000

@Chris Brown:
Thanks for your kind comments, Chris. I checked your post on your blog and agree with you regarding finding the right seat for the right people once they’re in the bus!

By: Chris Brown

Chris Brown — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:18:08 +0000

Mario:
You hit the nail on the head. I referenced this post at my “Real Women — Real Careers” blog. Attitude on the job — every job — counts.
Thanks for a great real life situation. I love the way you write. I could picture the situation so well. thanks!
Chris

By: Steve Bentley

Steve Bentley — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:58:01 +0000

This is so right. People base so many decisions, consciously or sub-consciously, on how they feel. The right people, in any place, help others feel good and this can be the difference between a sale made, a crime prevented or expediting an often slow, painful process.
In our new church we are looking for volunteers to work the parking lot to give a great first impression. If the people come in the door with a smile on their face they are much better prepared for learning and growing. When they get out of their car and have an uplifting experience it will set the tone for the rest of the time there. Obviously the rest of the time needs to be positive also, but no matter how good the inside is, if they come in with a negative attitude it is nearly impossible to overcome.
I have found people will subconsciously defend their first impressions. If the first impression is good, very often it will cause the impressed to overlook even blatant subsequent negatives because they already “know” this is good.
I use this in my construction business often. There are parts of the remodeling process that can be painful to look at and other stages that are exciting to see. I try to organize the process so that the first thing the customer sees is the exciting parts to cause less concern over the painful parts – even to the point of doing the work in a less efficient manner. A couple extra hours of labor from working out of order are well worth the positive first impressions of a customer. It is very difficult to satisfy a customer that has a bad experience at the beginning of a job.