Socrates 'N Suits - Book III of a Trilogy
Table of Contents
 

 

BOOK I & II A Review by Author
 
Forward: Col. Robert Scott
 
Forward IA Ryan Heafey
 
Introduction Clearing Up Matters III
 
Chapter 1 Why Philosophy
exploring a general understanding of  values
 
Chapter 2 History & Philosophy
ah! what rare, pure, and exemplary gifts to man
 
Chapter 3 Listen! Learn! Think! Prepare!---Then Sell!
the evolution of successful aerospace sales
 
Chapter 4 Common Sense
one of the most rare traits of character
 
Chapter 5 Knowledge/Responsibility
truth that is attained is the essential good of the mind
 
Chapter 6 An Exchange of Value
it is not what a salesperson takes from a
territory---it is what is given
 
Chapter 7 The Dignity of Man
man and woman must learn to exchange
‘intrinsic value’ offered out of sheer dignity
 
Chapter 8 Man and the Organization
and for what reason; the customer
 
Chapter 9 Leadership and Management
as long as this is a free man’s world someone has to lead
 
Chapter 9a Leadership Breeds Success
success comes from culture and core values
 
Chapter 9b Leadership (continued)
leadership is bred through readiness;
experience, knowledge, truth, self-knowledge
 
Chapter 9c Leadership (continued)
lessons from the Reagan years
 
Chapter 9d Leadership; Tough Lessons from Combat
an excerpt from BOOK I
 
Chapter 10 Effective Communication
our own mind is strengthened by communication with vigorous and orderly minds
 
Chapter 11 Ethics/Honesty
why the study of philosophy complements
mans’ desire to be honest and ethical
 
Chapter 12 Legacy and Culture
inter-linked with stability, time, and therefore, concomitant performance
 
Chapter 13 Time, Patience and the Lessons of History
participate in the feelings, thoughts, and
experience of others from the past
 
Chapter 14 Marketing Analysis
cultivating complete independence of external circumstances
 
Chapter 15 Full of the Problem
a Nobel Prize winner, a Japanese navel officer, leads to a corporate turn around
 
Chapter 16 Marketing and Business Plan
an original---based on in-depth marketing analysis
 
Chapter 17 Tactics and Strategy
in war know your enemy; in peace, know your customer
 
Chapter 18 Sell the Chair
do not accept orders; plan for the most dollars per seat
 
Chapter 19 Initiative/Perseverance
once started, never! never! give up
 
Chapter 20 Why Companies Fail
lack of stability and control will cause failure of a fighter; same for a company 
 
Chapter 21 Self-Identity/Reliability
a man’s character is defined by his word
 
APPENDIX NOT INCLUDING NOTES ATTACHED
TO SEVERAL CHAPTERS APPENDIX

 

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