Saying yes feels good. It’s helpful, it’s human—and it’s how your firm quietly bleeds to death. 😵 In this episode, John and Mark dive into the real power of saying NO: qualifying hard, protecting your pipeline, and choosing clients and marketing efforts that actually move your firm forward. Plus, they explore the cognitive traps (hello, sunk cost fallacy and FOMO) that keep you from doing it. 00:00 Introduction 02:06 Welcome 03:21 Qualification 08:16 Cognitive Biases 10:48 FOMO 14:25 No Kee...
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Saying yes feels good. It’s helpful, it’s human—and it’s how your firm quietly bleeds to death. 😵 In this episode, John and Mark dive into the real power of saying NO: qualifying hard, protecting your pipeline, and choosing clients and marketing efforts that actually move your firm forward. Plus, they explore the cognitive traps (hello, sunk cost fallacy and FOMO) that keep you from doing it. 00:00 Introduction 02:06 Welcome 03:21 Qualification 08:16 Cognitive Biases 10:48 FOMO 14:25 No Kee...
Looking in the Mirror: How to Be Accountable Even When You Lose
Breaking BizDev
29 minutes
8 months ago
Looking in the Mirror: How to Be Accountable Even When You Lose
“We’re in a bad economy…” “We’re experts. We’re never wrong…” “We’re up against tough competition…” "Our point of contact was a jerk..." …but what if it’s not them? What if it’s you? In this episode, John and Mark dissect what it truly means to be accountable when you lose a prospective client. We dig into the obstacles that professionals encounter when owning up to losses and present actionable strategies to transform setbacks into stepping stones for growth. In this conversation, we ...
Breaking BizDev
Saying yes feels good. It’s helpful, it’s human—and it’s how your firm quietly bleeds to death. 😵 In this episode, John and Mark dive into the real power of saying NO: qualifying hard, protecting your pipeline, and choosing clients and marketing efforts that actually move your firm forward. Plus, they explore the cognitive traps (hello, sunk cost fallacy and FOMO) that keep you from doing it. 00:00 Introduction 02:06 Welcome 03:21 Qualification 08:16 Cognitive Biases 10:48 FOMO 14:25 No Kee...
