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19. What does the term "we suck, the competition doesn't" mean?
Wow I haven?t heard that in such a long time but it goes back to the first days of Python when we sat around the table trying to find a catch phrase. It was a wonderful time when no one?s answer was wrong ? but we just laughed and joked as mates until it popped out ? ?hey we suck, the competition doesn?t?. David and the others on the team loved it and soon we had it on all our advertising ? it was then that I knew my humor and personality did suit this industry. The best way to have a creative idea is to have lots of ideas. So how does a company do this?
CREATIVITY AND THE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
Sadly there are still a few companies around that are not set up to assist in the creative process for success. The adult industry is one of the few that do not have any strong advertising agency that someone can go to in order to develop ideas for banners, trade shows or promoting their program. Instead they wait and watch other industry company?s in what they do, then when someone moves ? others attempt to mimic their success (if any). Why is that?
It truly is the way we organize the corporate structure and work environment. Look at the largest companies out there and see how each owner treats and encourages their employee?s. Here?s a small breakdown of examples of the failures that can occur that will slowly disintegrate your company.
An Accountant Based Company
Account Department running the company generally means that no one can budge unless approved by the accountant. This always ends in disaster since creative ideas are immediately squashed as costing too much and the standard foundations of marketing and advertising such as banner ad?s or trade show appearances ? redeveloping your website etc. are limited because of cost factors.
It is possible to accomplish these goals cost effectively, but in general accountants like to think they understand all jobs and the industry, then take steps to hinder any positive development. When it fails then blame the management for not being creative with no money. Accountants know how to manage money and are vital in keeping the rest of us in check, but they are not managers nor are they knowledgeable on sales or marketing.
They can brag all they want but in the end ? they manage money and their desire to save money usually means, ?I can do that job for less so why do we have to hire a professional?? They generally have no respect for employees or their talents; instead they tend to view each person as red. If they are not in sales, then they are expendable. Those in sales are only there until they have a bad month. This attitude then filters down to the employees who at first may work hard but eventually either they become ill from worrying about their job or simply give up and wait to be fired or start looking for another job.
Accountants will never understand someone saying, ?I would work for a company for less money if only the company had a corporate management that is friendly?. Their response is: Feelings!!?!! Good I was about to fire them anyways, now I can save more with their salary gone. Here accountants rarely understand just how much the company needed that persons input until it is too late.
A Micro-Managed Based Company
Then there are companies that are driven by over achieving managers who micro-manage everything because either they simply don?t trust the people they hired or feel they could always do a better job. They are just as dangerous ? wanting to give power to others but never being able too since they honestly feel no one can do the job better than they can. Always looking over your shoulder, always correcting and being negative ? creative ideas are lost in this company because anything said will always be stomped on as silly or stolen and given credit elsewhere.
Micro-managers will never understand someone saying, ?I would work for a company for less money if only the company had a corporate management that is supportive?. Their response is: Supportive!!?!! Let them go, they couldn?t do their job effectively anyways.
A Self Absorbed, Sexually Based Company
Companies that are driven by self centered management where they have to be the center of attention also feel that anyone being hired should not in any way steal the spot light or not worship them in their achievements. Here you have a boss who may be kind, and open to new ideas ? but they either steal them for themselves, boasting to others how awesome they truly are or they use their power to satisfy their own desires.
In this case your either ignored or hit on to sleep with the boss, and in a worst case scenario you need to cover up their indiscretions and keep your opinions to yourself. Creativity once again is shot because if you speak up or show yourself stronger than your boss ? they feel threatened or you may be forced into a situation to sleep with them.
Are there really companies where the boss/owner would force an employee to sleep with them or they are fired? Sadly yes and I have seen it too many times over the years. This is a multi-billion dollar industry based on sex and money. Few men can keep their two heads separate and often begin to fantasies about the power to control an employee whether dating or married. This always ends is disaster - ALWAYS! Yet as long as there are women needing money and work with managers who are power crazed - feeling that rules don't apply to them - then yes - it will always happen.
Cesar managers will never understand someone saying, ?I would work for a company for less money if only the company had nothing to do with my past employer?. Their response is: Isolated!!?!! From me!!?!! I created them and made them who they are today, how dare they turn their back on me after all I did for them.
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