In his book Tim Sanders evangelizes the qualities of being a "lovecat" which is simply someone who deals with people in a compassionate way. As an ex-investment broker this is a new way of thinking, but one which I have always wished was possible. Now, I know the world is accepting cats like me. I don't have to be the hard...professional that I always thought I "should" be. I will get farther in life by just being me.
The three keys Tim talks about: knowledge, network and compassion lay a foundation for moral-thinking professionals such as myself to be all that we can be by giving others a hand up. Either by sharing what we know, who we know or just a simple smile or pat on the back to lift them up and electrify their day.
In The Experience Economy by Pine & Gilmore discuss new way of doing business that creates an experience for the customer. You can no longer just provide a product or service, but only by developing an unforgettable experience will you build lasting relationships. This is EXACTLY what reading and implementing Tim Sanders' ideas into your everyday life will produce. People will remember you as a "lovecat" because you created an experience for them that grew their knowledge base, expanded their personal and/or professional network and sparked some love into their lives. And this will open unlimited doors for you.
READ IT! TAKE NOTES ON IT! LIVE IT!
Spread the weed!
Love - Using your human qualities with compassion to assist others to thrive in their business.
Tim Sandler - Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo!
Tim has written what amounts to a bible of person to person networking and for a member of openBC, this book is what openBC is all about assisting you to do, it is the very reason you are here!!!
The Book is breathtakingly original and provides real practical advice from someone who obviously succeeds at life using the tools he describes.
Some thoughts paraphrased from the book;
Ask yourself whenever you are about to enter into something - Is the value with you inside a situation is greater than the value without you there?
Further thoughts on being a Love Cat rather than a Mad Dog - The love business is the act of intelligently and sensibly sharing your intangibles with you bizpartners.
Compassion is the personal quality that machines can never possess - the human ability to reach out with warmth, whether through eye contact, physical touch or words.
If you just take on these insights from the first pages you will be ahead in you professional life and I recommend the whole book as it is also a complete justification for the power of knowing people. It is also a how too manual for getting the most from openBC.
Do not be scared by the quirky title just read it and prosper! This is the book you hope and pray your competition is not reading first.
This and all the other business books I recommend are available on the Open Business club.