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Comments on: “I Feel Compelled To Speak” https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/ Consultant • Speaker • Author Fri, 03 May 2013 00:47:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alan Weiss https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/#comment-4514 Fri, 03 May 2013 00:47:35 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/?p=7341#comment-4514 I told him not to subscribe. I want’t interested in whether he agreed or disagreed, and his immaturity in requiring his point of view be manifest to me indicated he wouldn’t get anything out of it and should save his money. I think people enable this behavior by being polite and responding, when what’s needed is to frankly say, “Who cares?” This is a genuine personality disorder.

]]> By: Vicki James https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/#comment-4513 Thu, 02 May 2013 15:09:40 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/?p=7341#comment-4513 Dear Alan,

You’re response to the email made me smile and I was comforted by the your calm and poignant chef reference. Recently, I spoke to a local group of consultants of varying industries on marketing tips, something I’ve presented several times at different venues and audiences. Not a quarter of the way in, a Marketing and Sales Consultant started heckling me as he didn’t agree with my proven subject matter. While it went on three different times and the event coordinators and audience tried to defuse the situation, I just couldn’t understand his behavior. What was the purpose of his outbursts, challenging statements and rhetorical questions? To appear more knowledgeable than myself? There are several ways to skin a cat and if you can back it up with analytics and case studies then the content can’t be all rubbish.

I prefer and my experience has been to discuss differences of opinions off line and in a manner of mutual respect to create a new understanding of our personal perceptions so we both grow with our collaborative knowledge.

Complaining for the sake of complaining doesn’t provide for any positive result; except to feed your own ego. Your emailer definitely felt his ego needed some stroking. Thank you for sharing your experience!

Vicki M James
Stand Out Results

]]> By: Darren China https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/#comment-4512 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/?p=7341#comment-4512 Good grief.
I feel compelled to ask…what was your response to all this?

]]> By: Alan Weiss https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/#comment-4511 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:38:24 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/?p=7341#comment-4511 You’re lucky it was only an hour.

]]> By: Josh https://alanweiss.com/i-feel-compelled-to-speak/#comment-4510 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 19:05:12 +0000 http://www.contrarianconsulting.com/?p=7341#comment-4510 I read hoping the Nigeria scam would make a guest appearance in the email. When I worked as a social worker, I had a client that would speak for an hour, but say absolutely nothing. Sorry he had to email you today.

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