Astro Findings
These days, a lot of people talk about business, and the media around the world produces hundreds and thousands of publications on business and finance topics every day. Although the Financial Times, the Economist and Business Week are circulated in millions of copies around the world, the publications of their writers rarely have the magical effect of the quotes made by the big players in the business world – those who have made millions, and even billions, of dollars themselves. Really, what is it that makes their quotes so appealing to the public?
Several points have to be considered here. First and foremost, the financial sayings of the rich and successful contain a lot of wisdom in a few simple words. You could say that it may require some knowledge in business and economics when it comes to grasping the ideas of business writers, while the quotes of the famous business-men and business-women are the gist and nothing else.
There is another reason why those making their first steps in the world of business prefer to trust the big magnates more than the business writers and lecturers. The first have acquired their business knowledge from practice and have turned this knowledge into billions of dollars. The second acquired their knowledge from business textbooks and long lectures in dismal halls. Their knowledge is usually worth only several thousand dollars a month.
When asked about the idea of innovation and change, Rupert Murdoch pointed out that the world was changing really fast: big will not beat small anymore. As it stands, it is a case of the fast beating the slow. You may read hundreds of pages on the importance of innovation and change in the business world, or you can take Rupert Murdoch’s simple words that it is not so important for your business to grow big but to act fast and in adequate manner, securing you strong positions on the market in the long run.
If you are an entrepreneur, you can use the clever thoughts of magnates and witty leaders just like they do: to motivate your sales team. As you know, an unmotivated sales team is no better than no sales team. You have to inspire them, and if a quote inspires you, then the chances are that it will inspire those who work for, or with, you too. As a rule, the work routine of a good sales team is tense. Sales have to be made or your people are wasting your time and money. If your employees are not in the mood for work every single day, its time to find another team. If they are tired or stressed out, however, you can motivate them by using witty quotes by famous business people.
Tags: Business, entrepreneurship, leadership, management, motivation
Posted in Business · March 20th, 2010 · Comments (0)