Do you want to be a leader or a manager? You need to make a choice, as there is a huge difference. “The world is full of managers and woefully lacking in leaders – real leaders:

It’s pretty hard to dispute the fact that many salespeople end up in their career path haphazardly. Maybe the individual did not like the daily tasks and routine of back office positions, maybe he or she knew a company’s product well from working there for years and slipped into a sales role, or maybe they were told – you have a great personality, you should be in sales and they tried it.

For many employers, the choice to hire an employee or an independent contractor had become one of convenience. It’s cheaper and easier to hire independent contractors. They don’t get medical or other employee benefits; they don’t get overtime and aren’t subject to minimum wage restrictions; the employer doesn’t withhold taxes, provide worker’s compensation or contribute to unemployment compensation and they help moderate the impact of peaks in work-flow.

Poisoning an employee? What does that mean? I’ve never hurt anyone anytime in my life! Deliberately yes – likely what you think is the case may not be true! Why? Because poisoning an employee means you’ve removed one or more employee’s sense of empowerment and ability to positively impact the efficiencies/effectiveness of what they do for the company!

What is the typical result of “POISONING AN EMPLOYEE”? Two possible results – there may be many more: 1) they quit and you’re left in the cold having to replace them quickly as their loyalty to the company is no longer there or 2) worse yet – they stay with the company but they’re there only physically – they no longer care and do “just enough work” with less energy and drive than they had before you poisoned them.