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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 2475.1 | That one has a beard already! | TPSYS::BUTCHART | TNSG/Software Performance | Tue Apr 27 1993 08:54 | 11 |
| re .0
They're way behind the times (figures). Firewalking was the big thing
in "personal empowerment/development" type seminars a good couple of
years ago. I saw a number of articles in business and news magazines
back then.
As long as you move quick, and the bed of coals isn't that long, its a
snap, but DON'T stop to ask for directions in the middle!
/Butch
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| 2475.2 | :-) | BOOKS::HAMILTON | All models are false; some are useful - Dr. G. Box | Tue Apr 27 1993 11:40 | 5 |
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You walk right across the coals, then immediately into the
Healing Forest.
Glenn
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| 2475.3 | Burning Wall Street Journals | GUIDUK::BERKUN | Question Reality | Tue Apr 27 1993 13:42 | 4 |
| it was reported in the Wall Street Journal this morning. Page B1.
ken b
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| 2475.4 | misquote | SOFBAS::SHERMAN | | Tue Apr 27 1993 21:33 | 9 |
| Actually, the story is incorrect.
The companies named are sending their top people to classes in _bungee
jumping plus_. The _plus_ is that it is done in teams: one person jumps
after _another_ person on the team has tied the knots. This quickly
leads to large teams that trust one another -- or smaller teams. Can't
lose!
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| 2475.5 | Why expendable people are needed. | TPSYS::BUTCHART | TNSG/Software Performance | Tue Apr 27 1993 22:04 | 5 |
| re .4
Excellent team building exercise! Ummm - you first, ok?
/Butch
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| 2475.6 | | SDSVAX::SWEENEY | Patrick Sweeney in New York | Tue Apr 27 1993 22:19 | 7 |
| I was surprised that the article stated that we were "training" sales
people.
When we've laid off so many, I find it hard to believe that we're hired
new ones that need to be trained. If these are current sales people,
such motivational training seems a non-sequitur to me, and a waste of
time.
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| 2475.7 | Its really a management problem.. | ZPOVC::MICHAELLEE | | Tue Apr 27 1993 22:44 | 7 |
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re: .-1
Can't agree with you more.
Guess all the managers ought to be trained first to enhance their
leadership potential.
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| 2475.8 | | WHOS01::BOWERS | Dave Bowers @WHO | Wed Apr 28 1993 12:11 | 5 |
| Actually, BP told a subordinate that he wanted him "to hold Sales's
feet to the fire". However, by the time it filtered down through the
DEC bureaucracy, this is what came out ;^)
\dave
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| 2475.9 | local paper | MEMIT::SILVERBERG_M | Mark Silverberg MLO1-5/B98 | Thu Apr 29 1993 08:23 | 2 |
| firewalking story in the Boston Herald yesterday also
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| 2475.10 | Gimmicks are impressive to non-tech's | CSC32::K_HYDE | Yes, we do windows -- CX03-2/J4 592-4181 | Fri Apr 30 1993 12:43 | 17 |
| I took the Tony Robins course about 2 years ago while I was in Sales
Support. This was just before the lay-offs which led to my
re-assignment to the CSC.
The first day of class had an assignment to break a board. We were
tought the basics and then we did it. I believe only 2 people out of
perhaps 250 weren't able to do it. It had a certain amount of value
for the participant as well as a value as a gimmick.
The course is an acknowledged upscale course on selling. The higher
they go, the more they need an emotion-base gimmick to give quick
differentiation of courses. Until our sales force becomes more
technical, we'll continue to be more impressed by those who teach real
estate sales than by those who'd help us put our act together.
Kurt
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| 2475.11 | leap of faith? | NAVY5::SDANDREA | Kramer is my hero... | Fri Apr 30 1993 15:41 | 5 |
| I heard we were sending the folks to a "cordless" bungee jumping
session; those that survive get to keep working for DEC....what a
reward!
8^)
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