In being CEO of BusinessIIBusiness I have many meetings, lead a few mentoring groups and BusinessIIBusiness Networking chapters. I find it amazing that so many "Decision Makers" are ruining their reputations by not showing up to either meetings or scheduled events.
I have been very shocked lately in seeing a rise in "No-Shows" among so-called professionals. Why do you think this is? Why would a person go through the trouble of either connecting with people for business or signing up for a workshop/seminar and just "flake-out", as I would term it?
I have always been intrigued by the power of Psychology and after experiencing more than my share of the "No-Show Syndrome" lately, I've had to dig deep into the Psychology of it to get the answers I am looking for. Although to me, no answer is a good one, I still want an explanation of some sort.
Here are some things that a "No Show" says about you, not only as a business person, but an individual:
Messages it tells others about you:
- Rude (Not socially acceptable)
- Lazy (Too lazy to call or show)
- In-considerate (Do not care about others time and money)
- Careless in business (Do not closely monitor your business activities)
- Non committed (Shows lack of commitment in business)
- Non Successful (How can you be successful if your all of the above?)
- Prideful (Only care about your current needs so you don't show)
- I am really rude to you
- I am so lazy..show me something worth getting up for
- I could care less about the time it took you to plan or buy things to make it happen
- I am totally careless in my business. "Want to exchange business cards?"
- I am not committed to you or my business...and so what? who cares?
- I say I'm an entrepreneur, but really I'm quite unsuccessful....but "Can you refer me to your friends and family anyway?"
- Honestly...I care only about myself...it's all about "me"! If something comes up or I just don't feel like it....don't expect me to show or even call you because my life is way more important than you.
Jennifer Cannon
CEO
BusinessIIBusiness
1 comments:
I think people have a sales mentality when it comes to blowing off an appointment. They think it's okay, because, hey, it's a sales person, they're used to it.
Or, sometimes people don't like to say no. So they commit to something they have absolutely no intention of following through on. They would rather be seen as a flake than say no to an invitation.
Of course, these are just 2 examples and there are many more, I'm sure. But these are the ones I've encountered the most.
Sandi Thompson, NTP
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