http://myshingle.com/2007/03/articles/marketing-making-money/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/ Great Things Come in Small [Law] Practices! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://myshingle.com/2007/03/articles/marketing-making-money/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2466 Mobile Phones Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:17:23 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2007/03/articles/uncategorized/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/#comment-2466 It occurs to me that this particular incident might actually be more likely to put the client at a disadvantage than the lawyer. I would expect a large percentage of people (even the "older gentlemen" types) would feel a bit foolish having made such a mistake. Despite his lack of tact and/ or the unfair assumption he might have made, no one wants others to think of him as a racist or a sexist, and so it seems to me he might naturally feel some embarrassment for having made the mistake in the first place. While the larger principle of sexist assumptions may be troublesome (both on a personal and a societal level), the more immediate, practical effect may actually be that the lawyers gain some degree of leverage during the meeting. It occurs to me that this particular incident might actually be more likely to put the client at a disadvantage than the lawyer. I would expect a large percentage of people (even the “older gentlemen” types) would feel a bit foolish having made such a mistake. Despite his lack of tact and/ or the unfair assumption he might have made, no one wants others to think of him as a racist or a sexist, and so it seems to me he might naturally feel some embarrassment for having made the mistake in the first place. While the larger principle of sexist assumptions may be troublesome (both on a personal and a societal level), the more immediate, practical effect may actually be that the lawyers gain some degree of leverage during the meeting.

]]> http://myshingle.com/2007/03/articles/marketing-making-money/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-7029 Mobile Phones Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:17:00 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2007/03/articles/uncategorized/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/#comment-7029 It occurs to me that this particular incident might actually be more likely to put the client at a disadvantage than the lawyer. I would expect a large percentage of people (even the "older gentlemen" types) would feel a bit foolish having made such a mistake. Despite his lack of tact and/ or the unfair assumption he might have made, no one wants others to think of him as a racist or a sexist, and so it seems to me he might naturally feel some embarrassment for having made the mistake in the first place. While the larger principle of sexist assumptions may be troublesome (both on a personal and a societal level), the more immediate, practical effect may actually be that the lawyers gain some degree of leverage during the meeting. It occurs to me that this particular incident might actually be more likely to put the client at a disadvantage than the lawyer. I would expect a large percentage of people (even the “older gentlemen” types) would feel a bit foolish having made such a mistake. Despite his lack of tact and/ or the unfair assumption he might have made, no one wants others to think of him as a racist or a sexist, and so it seems to me he might naturally feel some embarrassment for having made the mistake in the first place. While the larger principle of sexist assumptions may be troublesome (both on a personal and a societal level), the more immediate, practical effect may actually be that the lawyers gain some degree of leverage during the meeting.

]]> http://myshingle.com/2007/03/articles/marketing-making-money/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-2465 Mobile Phones Fri, 25 May 2007 13:04:54 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2007/03/articles/uncategorized/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/#comment-2465 I think that, essentially, your analysis of the situation is correct. It's not as cut and dried as it might seem at first glance and you do a nice job of navigating the various issues of all parties. I do think, that, outside of being angry at the man she met, she might have a gripe against the system in general for its expectations, something you seem to imply as your article goes on. You are right that a different style of introduction would have made an enormous difference in perception, but I'm personally one who hates that everything that comes out of our mouths must be scripted. This kind of approach leaves little room for inspiration. If we can't make mistakes, then how do we try new things at all? On one or two occasions, people have mistaken a close friend of mine for my wife. I'm not sure offense is the right response to such mistakes. This one happened to entail the appearance of sexism, but does that necessarily make it so? I think that, essentially, your analysis of the situation is correct. It’s not as cut and dried as it might seem at first glance and you do a nice job of navigating the various issues of all parties. I do think, that, outside of being angry at the man she met, she might have a gripe against the system in general for its expectations, something you seem to imply as your article goes on. You are right that a different style of introduction would have made an enormous difference in perception, but I’m personally one who hates that everything that comes out of our mouths must be scripted. This kind of approach leaves little room for inspiration. If we can’t make mistakes, then how do we try new things at all? On one or two occasions, people have mistaken a close friend of mine for my wife. I’m not sure offense is the right response to such mistakes. This one happened to entail the appearance of sexism, but does that necessarily make it so?

]]> http://myshingle.com/2007/03/articles/marketing-making-money/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-7028 Mobile Phones Fri, 25 May 2007 13:04:00 +0000 http://174.120.83.8/~sh1ngl3/2007/03/articles/uncategorized/introductions-matter-in-marketing-and-why-women-can-do-better-introducing-themselves/#comment-7028 I think that, essentially, your analysis of the situation is correct. It's not as cut and dried as it might seem at first glance and you do a nice job of navigating the various issues of all parties. I do think, that, outside of being angry at the man she met, she might have a gripe against the system in general for its expectations, something you seem to imply as your article goes on. You are right that a different style of introduction would have made an enormous difference in perception, but I'm personally one who hates that everything that comes out of our mouths must be scripted. This kind of approach leaves little room for inspiration. If we can't make mistakes, then how do we try new things at all? On one or two occasions, people have mistaken a close friend of mine for my wife. I'm not sure offense is the right response to such mistakes. This one happened to entail the appearance of sexism, but does that necessarily make it so? I think that, essentially, your analysis of the situation is correct. It’s not as cut and dried as it might seem at first glance and you do a nice job of navigating the various issues of all parties. I do think, that, outside of being angry at the man she met, she might have a gripe against the system in general for its expectations, something you seem to imply as your article goes on. You are right that a different style of introduction would have made an enormous difference in perception, but I’m personally one who hates that everything that comes out of our mouths must be scripted. This kind of approach leaves little room for inspiration. If we can’t make mistakes, then how do we try new things at all? On one or two occasions, people have mistaken a close friend of mine for my wife. I’m not sure offense is the right response to such mistakes. This one happened to entail the appearance of sexism, but does that necessarily make it so?

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