Comments on: Selling to Sociopaths. http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths Dan Waldschmidt: Strategist, Speaker, Author Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Unlock Your Inner Screw-up... | Edge of Explosion | Edge of Explosion! http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6328 Unlock Your Inner Screw-up... | Edge of Explosion | Edge of Explosion! Wed, 25 May 2011 15:00:28 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6328 [...] the case, you screwing up was a bad [...]

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]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8462 Dan Waldschmidt Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8462 Wim,

HA. Had things happen to me like that too.

It’s the manipulation that these guys crave. It’s psychotic at the very core…

Dan

p.s. Great to meet you. Thanks for leaving some valuable feedback…

]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6325 Dan Waldschmidt Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6325 Wim,

HA. Had things happen to me like that too.

It’s the manipulation that these guys crave. It’s psychotic at the very core…

Dan

p.s. Great to meet you. Thanks for leaving some valuable feedback…

]]> By: Wim Wilmsen http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8460 Wim Wilmsen Thu, 12 May 2011 19:30:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8460 I think every salesperson who’s been in the game for a while can relate to this. Makes me think of a prospect who tried to make me pay for a trip so he could have some time off. Some people in business, and life in general, just get a kick out of manipulating people and getting away with it. Don’t bother, they’re not worth your time and energy.

]]> By: Wim Wilmsen http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6326 Wim Wilmsen Thu, 12 May 2011 19:30:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6326 I think every salesperson who’s been in the game for a while can relate to this. Makes me think of a prospect who tried to make me pay for a trip so he could have some time off. Some people in business, and life in general, just get a kick out of manipulating people and getting away with it. Don’t bother, they’re not worth your time and energy.

]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8458 Dan Waldschmidt Wed, 11 May 2011 11:49:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8458 Hopefully not a post you’ll need to use too many times, ehhhh?

Dan

]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6324 Dan Waldschmidt Wed, 11 May 2011 11:49:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6324 Hopefully not a post you’ll need to use too many times, ehhhh?

Dan

]]> By: Steve Waterhouse http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8457 Steve Waterhouse Wed, 11 May 2011 11:22:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8457 Another great post…interesting and thought provoking take.

]]> By: Steve Waterhouse http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6323 Steve Waterhouse Wed, 11 May 2011 11:22:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6323 Another great post…interesting and thought provoking take.

]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6322 Dan Waldschmidt Tue, 10 May 2011 18:30:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6322 By the way, @DavidaBrock:twitter wrote a tremendous blog this morning about this exact same scenario with one of his clients and their target customer entitles: “Dear Mr. Customer: I Try Hard To Be A Great Sales Professional…”

It definitely deserves a read. )
Dan

]]> By: Dave Brock http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-6321 Dave Brock Tue, 10 May 2011 14:31:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-6321 Thanks Daniel!

]]> By: Dave Brock http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8446 Dave Brock Tue, 10 May 2011 14:31:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8446 Thanks Daniel!

]]> By: Dan Waldschmidt http://danwaldschmidt.com/2011/05/business/selling-to-sociopaths#comment-8445 Dan Waldschmidt Tue, 10 May 2011 14:30:00 +0000 http://danwaldschmidt.com/?p=5963#comment-8445 By the way, @DavidaBrock:twitter wrote a tremendous blog this morning about this exact same scenario with one of his clients and their target customer entitles: “Dear Mr. Customer: I Try Hard To Be A Great Sales Professional…”

It definitely deserves a read. )
Dan

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