If you’re like me, you have heard many references over the years to a “revenue driven organization” or “client facing firm”, all code words for those cultures where sales rules the roost.  So what would happen if they ran your entire company?  For one, if revenues were down in a given quarter, it would likely be because:

• Engineering didn’t fully build out the feature set.
• Product management failed to properly scope to market need.
• Finance messed up the pricing.
• Legal made the contracts too onerous.
• Marketing had the wrong messaging.
• Customer service is poor.

…and the list goes on.  So imagine my pleasure in receiving a link to the following parody of A Few Good Men.  Your firm is Tom Cruise.  Sales is Jack Nicholson.  Enjoy the laugh and let’s keep the conversation going.  

(NOTE: A big shout out to Breanne Potter of Speaking of the MBTI for bringing this video to my attention!)

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