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Comment on The Art of the Sale/Life’s a Pitch by philipdelvesbroughton

philipdelvesbroughton — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:24:07 +0000

Thanks so much Michael. I really appreciate it – especially from one who really knows selling.

Comment on The Art of the Sale/Life’s a Pitch by Michael Calderaro

Michael Calderaro — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:29:02 +0000

Finished your book and as a 30 year successful vet of selling in corporate B2B world, “Thank you!”. This should be required reading for anyone who manages a sales force. It is a insightful scholarly treatise on sales people, what makes them tick, why they do it and how the great ones succeed told in wonderful personal level stories. Many sales people will get a lot of affirmation from reading it and many sales managers who never sold will get an equivalent HBS education about selling. Well done, sir!!

Comment on iBooks Book of the Month by philipdelvesbroughton

philipdelvesbroughton — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:43:32 +0000

thanks lesa. let’s hope they do!

Comment on iBooks Book of the Month by lesa mitchell

lesa mitchell — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 03:17:00 +0000

Every entrepreneur should read this book. Don’t every undervalue selling as #1 skill to grow your company.

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by philipdelvesbroughton

philipdelvesbroughton — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:21:15 +0000

Well, I hope you enjoy Ghosts as much as the others. Would love Dead Bankers to become a movie – I guess you never know!

Amazing how Goldman’s become a punchline – a dramatic change in fortune.

Thanks again Rafael.

Philip

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by Rafael

Rafael — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:50:42 +0000

… and humour is never far away

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5007&Itemid=81

and here,

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/why-i-am-joining-goldman-sachs/2012/03/14/gIQAygtGCS_blog.html

I follow your blog and love your work. I have read ‘Ahead of the Curve’ and ‘Dead Bankers’, and many of your articles … next is ‘Ghosts’!

On a side note … in my humble opinion, ‘Dead Bankers’ has huge potential to be made into a sophisticated/’Ghost-Writer’ style thriller film …

Best,
Rafael.

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by philipdelvesbroughton

philipdelvesbroughton — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:52:31 +0000

Thanks so much for this Brad. I very much appreciate it. And good luck with your MBA.

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by Brad

Brad — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:22:25 +0000

Philip,

Thoroughly enjoyed your book. You have an incredibly readable writing style and a refreshingly candid perspective. I am about to start my MBA journey (not at Harvard) and found your insights eye-opening. Your struggles with family/life/work balance and the pursuit of monetary success & career prestige helped settle my own “what do I do after school?” question. Your anecdote about the tenth-year HBS anniversary letters – and all the broken families therein described – was especially poignant. Without a doubt, I want to put family first in all career endeavors.

Thanks so much for sharing.

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by philipdelvesbroughton

philipdelvesbroughton — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:52:38 +0000

Thanks Rafael. Amazing story isn’t it?

Comment on Bio & contact & other writing by Rafael

Rafael — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:20:01 +0000

Just saw this,

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/opinion/why-i-am-leaving-goldman-sachs.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=goldman%20sachs&st=cse