The Carnival of Trust, a “carnival” identifying the 10 best posts throughout the internet on the topic of trust sponsored by Charles Green, the guru of trust-based selling, selected my post “A Brief Lesson in Sales from Presidential Politics” as one of the 10 best posts on trust in the month of January.
Being selected as one of the ten best posts out of thousands (millions?) on the subject is a great honor and I certainly want to thank Michelle Golden for hosting this month’s carnival and recognizing my post.
However, even more than giving thanks to Michelle and Charles, I’d like to point out some of the other posts within the top ten—posts well worth reading:
Ron Baker in his post “Is Being a Trusted Advisor Enough?” discusses the problems created by the self-proclamation of being trustworthy.
Mark Slatin points out the trust building issues we face with prospects and clients because of what they’ve been taught by those who have preceded us—don’t trust anyone. Breaking what he calls the “wall of distrust” which the prospect has built over years requires new thinking and new actions which he identifies in his “Five Pillars of Trust.”
Suzanne Lowe speaks of trust and honesty with prospects in “I Told the Truth and Got Hired Anyway.” Her stories of being perfectly honest with prospects when others might lie reveal the power of honesty and trust—the misguided assumptions many have about telling the truth
Wally Bock in “Requiem for Cheese and Simple Trust” laments how our automated selling systems are destroying consumer trust.
You’ll find several other great posts on trust at Michelle’s post for the Carnival of Trust.
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