JB
Desk Chair Coach
Dan - I have missed you... and this, this is how you fix programs. I had spotted Miami OH basketballs record this year and figured you were enjoying. It is rarely "if you build it they will come". It is go find somebody who believes they can sell ice to Eskimos and when they start turning it around the rest follows.
Look I know Potluck wants to thinks I am a useless nothing that knows nothing because I don't agree with him. 15 years ago I spotted a part of the company I worked for at the time that was actively cratering - on the way to 50% drop in sales in one year. Now I am not a salesmen but I wanted to take a shot at running a business, so I volunteered to jump on that sinking ship to try and save it. I believed I knew how to do it. I convinced a couple of good sales guys to jump on with me and 6 months later we bottom 50% down in one year and 12 months after that we had revenue back to where it was before the crater started with 600 bps higher profit. We did it as a team and the first thing we did was convince the team we had we could do it. The people in that business liked the direction and dug in, put in the effort. Once we got it turned only then did the corporation that owned this business unit start investing. Same path different environment.
Look I know Potluck wants to thinks I am a useless nothing that knows nothing because I don't agree with him. 15 years ago I spotted a part of the company I worked for at the time that was actively cratering - on the way to 50% drop in sales in one year. Now I am not a salesmen but I wanted to take a shot at running a business, so I volunteered to jump on that sinking ship to try and save it. I believed I knew how to do it. I convinced a couple of good sales guys to jump on with me and 6 months later we bottom 50% down in one year and 12 months after that we had revenue back to where it was before the crater started with 600 bps higher profit. We did it as a team and the first thing we did was convince the team we had we could do it. The people in that business liked the direction and dug in, put in the effort. Once we got it turned only then did the corporation that owned this business unit start investing. Same path different environment.
