Comments on: Must you pay on time when you’re short on cash? http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/must-you-pay-on-time-when-youre-short-on-cash Discussion about ethical issues relating to business Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:10:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Andrew http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/must-you-pay-on-time-when-youre-short-on-cash#comment-1206 Andrew Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:23:45 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=150#comment-1206 Brad, I guess in your professional career in sales, you would have had considerable experience with this type of situation. No one could blame you for losing all faith in customers who lie and dodge - that's no way to conduct a business relationship. I can certainly remember a few of those cases from when I worked for a technology services company shortly after the tech wreck. Word generally got out in the marketplace about these types of customers, and not many of them lasted too much longer. Andrews last blog post..<a href="http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/wal-mart-bargains-are-not-worth-stampedes" rel="nofollow">Wal Mart - bargains are not worth stampedes</a> Brad,

I guess in your professional career in sales, you would have had considerable experience with this type of situation. No one could blame you for losing all faith in customers who lie and dodge – that’s no way to conduct a business relationship.

I can certainly remember a few of those cases from when I worked for a technology services company shortly after the tech wreck.

Word generally got out in the marketplace about these types of customers, and not many of them lasted too much longer.

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]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/must-you-pay-on-time-when-youre-short-on-cash#comment-1196 Brad Shorr Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:58:14 +0000 http://www.goodhonestdollar.com/?p=150#comment-1196 Hi Andrew, Your point about proactive response is key. Having been on the receiving end of slow pay situations, I can attest to the fact that predictability and openness go a long way toward working through even the most serious payment problem. Unfortunately, it's been my experience that overextended customers tend to dodge and lie rather than confront and explain. The former approach only makes matters worse. Brad Shorrs last blog post..<a href="http://www.wordsellinc.com/blog/communication-skills/why-the-most-valuable-word-in-business/" rel="nofollow">Why - The Most Valuable Word in Business</a> Hi Andrew, Your point about proactive response is key. Having been on the receiving end of slow pay situations, I can attest to the fact that predictability and openness go a long way toward working through even the most serious payment problem. Unfortunately, it’s been my experience that overextended customers tend to dodge and lie rather than confront and explain. The former approach only makes matters worse.

Brad Shorrs last blog post..Why – The Most Valuable Word in Business

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