Below is my guest post for The Eden Place.
“First Scenario.
I once worked in an organization. I and my colleague had a high-end potential client we desperately wanted to convert into an actual one. His contract would run into the millions, and commissions would be huge.
We made calls. We made presentations. We spoke to the heads. We spoke to him. We prayed. We fasted – and I could see all the visible signs that we would get the contract. We had one final presentation – and the bag would be secured. We were so, so ready.
Then about two days before the presentation, my colleague and I had a blowout. A huge, massive, gigantic, spittle-flying, words-shooting, blow-up. After that, we did not speak to each other except it was absolutely necessary, and when we did, it was with perfunctory words. We were both livid, purple with fury.
We went for the presentation, but something had shifted – and not for the better…” Continue Reading…