{"id":4696,"date":"2011-08-12T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=4696"},"modified":"2011-08-12T06:00:04","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T13:00:04","slug":"sissies-in-the-boardroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/sissies-in-the-boardroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Sissies In The Boardroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check this bad-boy out:<\/p>\n<p>Recently I read an article about the dude who created &#8220;CD Baby.&#8221; There was lots of interesting info in the piece. But one thing stood out like a lumberjack in a pink bikini:<\/p>\n<p>His take on &#8220;sensitivity&#8221; training.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the short version:<\/p>\n<p>Basically, as his company grew, he started getting bombarded with consultants and &#8220;experts&#8221; insisting he implement a bunch of sissy corporate policies like &#8220;sensitivity training.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He told them to bugger off.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s a good thing he did!<\/p>\n<p>These programs are NOT good.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, they&#8217;re evil.<\/p>\n<p>And any consultant recommending &#8220;sensitivity training&#8221; should be physically (and literally) thrown off the premises. (If anything, businesses need <em>INsensitivity<\/em> training, but that&#8217;s a subject for another time&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Point is get the leeches out of your sight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re trouble.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve seen businesses do these programs and all it did was let the predators rise to the top faster.<\/p>\n<p>The result?<\/p>\n<p>Rampant back-stabbing.<\/p>\n<p>The best workers being fired (or quitting).<\/p>\n<p>Office politicians savaging morale.<\/p>\n<p>No thanks, Mr. Consultant!<\/p>\n<p>Think I&#8217;ll pass&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> Gearing up for the &#8220;Email Players&#8221; launch next week.<\/p>\n<p>If you subscribe during the launch you&#8217;ll be able to subscribe for $77\/mo instead of $97\/mo (yes, this is a high ticket training letter &#8212; and definitely not for people indoctrinated with sensitivity training&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Hit the link (hard!) below to read about it:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.EmailPlayers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.EmailPlayers.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check this bad-boy out: Recently I read an article about the dude who created &#8220;CD Baby.&#8221; There was lots of interesting info in the piece. 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