http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/ Make Money Online Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-2073 Leroy Brown Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:14:52 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-2073 I know many won't agree with me, but sometimes it's ok to lie at work. Especially in your case - if you told the truth, the deadlines wouldn't be met. If you fabricated the deadline, then the real deadline would always be met, as it should be. That's just being efficient in my eyes, and honoring your commitment to your client. As the acct mgr, you are the one making the promises, so you have to do what it takes to make sure you are overdelivering. No need to feel bad about lying there. I know many won’t agree with me, but sometimes it’s ok to lie at work. Especially in your case - if you told the truth, the deadlines wouldn’t be met. If you fabricated the deadline, then the real deadline would always be met, as it should be. That’s just being efficient in my eyes, and honoring your commitment to your client. As the acct mgr, you are the one making the promises, so you have to do what it takes to make sure you are overdelivering. No need to feel bad about lying there.

]]> http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-2069 Simonne Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:26:00 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-2069 This is true, I experienced it many times when working as an account manager in advertising. Unfortunately, in order to make it happen, I had to lie on my team and tell them the deadline was a few days earlier than in reality. Otherwise, each and every time there was something preventing them to deliver the work in the promised day. Then I found this solution: agree a deadline with the client, and one shorter with the team. Everybody was happy: team, client and myself. This is true, I experienced it many times when working as an account manager in advertising. Unfortunately, in order to make it happen, I had to lie on my team and tell them the deadline was a few days earlier than in reality. Otherwise, each and every time there was something preventing them to deliver the work in the promised day. Then I found this solution: agree a deadline with the client, and one shorter with the team. Everybody was happy: team, client and myself.

]]> http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-1629 Duvet Dollars - Anatomy of a failed Ebook Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:04:50 +0000 http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/03/19/underpromise-and-overdeliver/#comment-1629 [...] Well, a few things. While hype is a very important part of any ebook or informational product launch, Duvet Dollars promised much and returned little. After reading the book myself, I felt robbed of 15 minutes of my time. Granted, the book may not be bad for a complete newcomer, but no one with any online experience. The information and techniques contained in Duvet Dollars is readily available online, and it doesn’t even take much time to find. Duvet Dollars promised to make the readers rich in their sleep, with little work, and little risk. Wrong. That’s a classic case of Overpromise and Underdeliver. If you remember a few days ago, I wrote about the concept of Underpromise and Overdeliver. [...] [...] Well, a few things. While hype is a very important part of any ebook or informational product launch, Duvet Dollars promised much and returned little. After reading the book myself, I felt robbed of 15 minutes of my time. Granted, the book may not be bad for a complete newcomer, but no one with any online experience. The information and techniques contained in Duvet Dollars is readily available online, and it doesn’t even take much time to find. Duvet Dollars promised to make the readers rich in their sleep, with little work, and little risk. Wrong. That’s a classic case of Overpromise and Underdeliver. If you remember a few days ago, I wrote about the concept of Underpromise and Overdeliver. [...]

]]>