in the big mac: Mcdonald’s empire show on CNBC, chef dan is the director of culinary innovation for McDonald’s…how would someone become that because i want to be that one day?
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It was at the the end of a day-long sales training program with a group when one of the business owners piped up, “What we need are some gay guys to sell our merchandise.” She was asked, “Why specifically gay men?”
She answered, “Because when we visited stores yesterday in the City, they were out and willing to tell anyone in a matter-of-fact way. They were personable, fun, you just wanted to buy from them.” I understood from her descriptions of several of these guys why she would want them to work for her.
Expressive gays tend to be extroverts who occasionally tend to make their private business public and sharing information without boundaries. The Expressive is the Grasshopper living for today. Recognized by customers for their uniqueness. Again, their enthusiasm and energy are the spark plugs for your team.
Their enthusiasm can make them feel a bit invincible at times; and can overwhelm Analyticals who want “just the facts.”
Expressive personalities have to process externally while Driver and Analytical personalities don’t. The downside to an Expressives’ natural inclination to show multiple possibilities might require the customer to bring them back to the product the customer is considering, not all of the other possibilities. Their natural enthusiasm can also inflate products’ benefits without devoting time to adequately explaining why.
But I can see how it could easily be confused. An Expressive guy comes out, has to deal with the social ramifications and decide he’s OK with it. Because of coming through that process, there is no baggage so he is free to let himself be open to meeting others. I am okay with me being me. But will the boss and the world be okay with the new me?
That all stems from the basic Expressive personality. In other words, what this owner identified was the personality type that happened to be gay; not a gay person. With me?
The Expressives I think are the most challenging of all the personalities. Their very energy is what keeps many from hiring them. Their creativity, individualism and self-assuredness can be threatening. And when you’re trying to teach them a rigid process your Analtyical employees can easily take to, this personality will constantly challenge why they have to do it “that way.” They will complain their creativity is being stifled – they feel like robots.
What we have to remember is the Expressive is the spark-plug to your crew. They are the one that adds color, excitement and fun.
Is that a gay thing? Or a sales thing?
Should you recruit gay men to sell your stuff? Do yo think business people wold buy6 products and services from a gay guy?
Do women tend to trust gay guys who are expressive? Yes?
You don’t need a lot of Expressives on your sales force but at least one keeps things interesting and fun for your crew and your customers.
My question is selling traditional dry and boring products like insurance, health,Long Term Care in the home. with my french nails, arched brows, sparkly personality do I you think it will work for me or that I am living in a fools paradise and will be received with a thundering thud.
I am not the same as I was a year ago ( In am open now, wasn’t then and there have been hormonal changes too) and I want to reenter the workplace as I am not as I was. What do you think, be nice but be honest. Work places tend to be conservative and traditional and some industries even more so. Help me please !!! LOL
Really some thoughtful advice will be appreciated.
It was at the the end of a day-long sales training program with a group when one of the business owners piped up, “What we need are some gay guys to sell our merchandise.” She was asked, “Why specifically gay men?”
She answered, “Because when we visited stores yesterday in the City, they were out and willing to tell anyone in a matter-of-fact way. They were personable, fun, you just wanted to buy from them.” I understood from her descriptions of several of these guys why she would want them to work for her.
Expressive gays tend to be extroverts who occasionally tend to make their private business public and sharing information without boundaries. The Expressive is the Grasshopper living for today. Recognized by customers for their uniqueness. Again, their enthusiasm and energy are the spark plugs for your team.
Their enthusiasm can make them feel a bit invincible at times; and can overwhelm Analyticals who want “just the facts.”
Expressive personalities have to process externally while Driver and Analytical personalities don’t. The downside to an Expressives’ natural inclination to show multiple possibilities might require the customer to bring them back to the product the customer is considering, not all of the other possibilities. Their natural enthusiasm can also inflate products’ benefits without devoting time to adequately explaining why.
But I can see how it could easily be confused. An Expressive guy comes out, has to deal with the social ramifications and decide he’s OK with it. Because of coming through that process, there is no baggage so he is free to let himself be open to meeting others. I am okay with me being me. But will the boss and the world be okay with the new me?
That all stems from the basic Expressive personality. In other words, what this owner identified was the personality type that happened to be gay; not a gay person. With me?
The Expressives I think are the most challenging of all the personalities. Their very energy is what keeps many from hiring them. Their creativity, individualism and self-assuredness can be threatening. And when you’re trying to teach them a rigid process your Analtyical employees can easily take to, this personality will constantly challenge why they have to do it “that way.” They will complain their creativity is being stifled – they feel like robots.
What we have to remember is the Expressive is the spark-plug to your crew. They are the one that adds color, excitement and fun.
Is that a gay thing? Or a sales thing?
Should you recruit gay men to sell your stuff? Do yo think business people wold buy6 products and services from a gay guy?
Do women tend to trust gay guys who are expressive? Yes?
You don’t need a lot of Expressives on your sales force but at least one keeps things interesting and fun for your crew and your customers.
My question is selling traditional dry and boring products like insurance, health,Long Term Care in the home. with my french nails, arched brows, sparkly personality do I you think it will work for me or that I am living in a fools paradise and will be received with a thundering thud.
I am not the same as I was a year ago ( In am open now, wasn’t then and there have been hormonal changes too) and I want to reenter the workplace as I am not as I was. What do you think, be nice but be honest. Work places tend to be conservative and traditional and some industries even more so. Help me please !!! LOL Really some thoughtful advice will be appreciated.
This is for myself, I am trying to figure out what to do with my career, I am really happy with myself and I am tired of not being me.
I’m having a hard time determining what my dream job truly is. Can you help? Here’s what I do know…
*) I like puzzles. Everything about them really, from solving existing ones, to building new ones. In a lot of ways, building a new puzzle is a puzzle in itself (How would you go about designing one?). So reduced to a single skill/interest: I like problem solving
*) I like technology. Once again, this has been something that’s been part of my life since I was little. The problem is, I’m definitely not interested in a lot of career choices here. For instance, I’m pretty sure I would absolutely hate tech support or networking for my job. I guess more than anything the skill/interest boils down to using technology
*) I like to stay busy, but not too busy. At my current employer, things seem a bit slow, but at my previous employer, they wanted too much. I guess my ideal is an environment where there aren’t critical issues [no/seldom overtime], but the company isn’t so bogged down with red tape so that there’s always something to work on. Sooo.. I guess that could be summed up in stable work hours
*) I really enjoy cataloging and mapping things. Like, I think about old computer games I used to play (Fazuul, Crossroads of the Elements, etc.) and I loved to map out the worlds, loved to document the various items and creatures in the game, etc. I guess it’s the idea of having a finite list of inputs, and use them to generate a set of outputs. I’m trying to think of careers where this could be of use, and the only one I can think of right now is something like a lab assistant where I would document the results of various scientific experiments. When I think about it like that though, it sounds boring.
*) I definitely need to know that I’m helping others. One of the most satisfying things about any job I’ve had is when a co-worker asks me for help and I can resolve their issue for them. Again though, a full-time job in tech support would just irritate me to no end.
*) Kind of similar to the above interest, is teaching. While I don’t aspire to be a teacher, I do enjoy passing on any knowledge I may have to others. I dabbled in this a little bit when I gave some training courses to a program we were using at work.
*) One thing that I’m starting to miss in my current job is learning new things. – there haven’t been a lot of opportunities for developing new skills. So, it’d be nice to have a job where I’d be continually learning new things.
*) Working with technology, there is definitely an overlooked interest, and that’s the use of creativity. While I’m not looking to paint portraits or compose songs for a living, having a creative outlet in my job would be very fulfilling. Thinking about what that could mean in a technological sense, it could be something like working with graphic programs like Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photo Shop… or in the sense of puzzles, designing the look and feel of a particular challenge.
So, what good jobs have these in common?
Problem solving
Using technology
Stable work hours
Cataloging / Mapping
Helping others
Teaching / Sharing wisdom
Continuous learning
Creativity