"competence over sentiments, any time and any day..."

Hello Reader,

A few months ago I got an email to come speak at a school. Unfortunately, I had other engagements for that same day.
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Since I couldn't attend due to my schedule, I immediately scrolled through my contact to see who I could recommend.
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I do that a lot when my hands are full.
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There's no point overburdening myself when I have capable hands in my special education community.
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Because the date was so close, I had to get someone who's not just available and capable to speak to this particular type of audience, but someone that won't spoil what I have going with the school.
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Now that's where I made a silly mistake!
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You see, before that email, I have engaged with that school a few times to do my job. We have something good going on.
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But the oga madam I recommended threw caution to the wind and almost ruined everything.
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Just to keep the suspense going, I will not tell you the specifics of what they did. Lol!
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However this is what I want you to do before you make referrals. Ask yourself this question… WILL THIS CLIENT/CUSTOMER'S TRUST FOR ME END AFTER THIS RECOMMENDATION? IF PERADVENTURE, I LOSE THIS CLIENT/CUSTOMER AFTER THIS RECOMMENDATION, WILL IT AFFECT MY REPUTATION?
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If your answer is YES, please cast out any spirit of sentiment and recommend someone else.
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Competence over sentiments! Any time. Any day.
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Let your story not be the case of the tortoise that drowned while trying to save his friend, the scorpion.
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I hope this helps.
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To your success and that of your students.
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Farouk Hassan
Lead Advisor, TISHA Consult

"Learning Support Academy is empowering schools to set-up effective learning support systems that uses a multi-level approach, without the unnecessary expenses." - Farouk Hassan