Too Pushy, Or Just Good Follow-Up?

Words like aggression, persistence, pushy, eager, and follow up can be ones that are tainted by perspective. What one person sees as good follow-up with a customer or prospect, another might see as being too pushy. Where do you draw the line? How do you know if your efforts and behavior are coming across as they are intended? And, how can you adjust to work with a variety of different individuals? To further compound the challenge—different industries, regions, and demographics will all have a different cultural perspective on what is appropriate when it comes to communications and contacts. In hard … Continue reading

Gotcha Day #3

By May, 2003, my wife and I had taken into our home two foster children, ages two months and 30 months. We had met their two other brothers, ages four and a half and 18 months, at the twice a month family visits with their mother. We had indicated to the state and our adoption agency that we would also take the other two boys. All of us were worried that the foster home that had them was not meeting their needs. On May 5, the state worker called to say that she would bring the boys to our house … Continue reading