The value of handshakes
How do you like your coffee?
Milk, sugar, latte, cappo, soya, sweetener, hotter, colder, wetter, foamy?
Are you right?
What if the coffee shop won’t add milk because it…
What’s a handshake worth?
Refusing is a special kind of plain speaking … I neither like nor trust you and I’d rather not share space with you, you scoundrel.
At the beginning, a look in the eye and comfortable grip is a symbol of good intentions. A demonstration of an empty sword-hand and a bond to be built.
At the end, it represents the conclusion of an honourable exchange and a deal struck, a physical confirmation that commitments will be kept.
But not for some. They shake hands, walk away, and forget the bond. Ignore their commitments, change the terms, weasel and worm.
Don’t be that person.
Be the one who follows through on commitments, no matter what. Who honours the handshake. Who believes their word matters, and acts on that belief.
Skippy Strategy: When you shake hands, make sure you’re willing to follow through – or sit down again and get things straight.
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The things we hate to do.
Conversations we don’t want to have.
Swallowing the bitter pill.
Churning through paperwork. Expenses. VAT. Compliance. Reconciliation.
Rehearsing and rehearsing and rehearsing the presentation.
Taking…