tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post8278181689433261042..comments2022-10-08T19:35:47.043-04:00Comments on The Deal Whisperers: How Stupid Can You Be?John Dieffenbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312685781734622160noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post-10109945931049428902014-04-04T08:56:37.564-04:002014-04-04T08:56:37.564-04:00Thanks for the feedback Meg.
Thanks for the feedback Meg.<br />John Dieffenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312685781734622160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post-38574546612888738162014-04-04T08:30:30.674-04:002014-04-04T08:30:30.674-04:00Hi Bob-
Thanks for the feedback. Often in client m...Hi Bob-<br />Thanks for the feedback. Often in client meetings when I am trying to dig into the details I will say, "help me out here because I am the dumbest guy in the room." Suddenly two other people will say, "Actually I am the dumbest guy in the room!" and we all laugh. But it reveals an unspoken desire that always exists for people to understand the conversation and my opening breaks the ice. People are so often afraid to say, "I don't get it."John Dieffenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15312685781734622160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post-88245042250651229042014-04-02T11:00:28.306-04:002014-04-02T11:00:28.306-04:00Who knew being stupid could be so brilliant? Great...Who knew being stupid could be so brilliant? Great article John.mEghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026998341020250396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post-69341192826229750762014-04-02T10:57:12.432-04:002014-04-02T10:57:12.432-04:00Wow... I needed this article a month ago when I bi...Wow... I needed this article a month ago when I bid a job to edit an 80 page employee handbook. I wanted to be smart and capable and efficient and I'm paying the price -- bogged down in endless back and forth with the client. So many questions unasked that would have helped me better estimate my time on the project!mEghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00026998341020250396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7456374178659150762.post-77419046812774847292014-03-30T08:38:21.418-04:002014-03-30T08:38:21.418-04:00Thanks for this John. I sometimes think I have mad...Thanks for this John. I sometimes think I have made my career by being stupid and learning from it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451149739220546339noreply@blogger.com