The Business of TAP Dancing

By on October 25, 2006 in Blogging with 2 Comments

I‘m fortunate to be known in these parts as the "go-to-guy" for business blogging. And while I really dig that, I’m more astonished at another comment I often hear:

"Mike, You know everybody."     Not yet, but I’m (net)workin’ on it.

When they find out I’ve been in Iowa for a short 2.5 years, they are surprised. It’s more a testament to the nature of Iowans than to me my nature. They just embrace people they meet. I like that. But it’s more than that – and yes, there’s a blogging lesson in here…

It’s what I call The Business of TAP Dancing.

  • Transparent – Transparency fosters a participatory environment. When I was preaching full-time (not retired, just out of season), life was in a glass house. But you know what? It became part of my strength. And people are more apt to share when they sense nothing hidden.
  • Accessible – Always be accessible. Though I don’t answer the phone when I’m in meetings, my voice mail says I return calls in 90 minutes or less…and I’m hitting that 90% of the time. The more accessible you are, the more available your resources become, the more folks will talk about you.
  • Profitable - Being profitable isn’t just about bank deposits. I like it when people walk away from our meeting together with a higher energy, a deeper thought, an improved outlook – and yes, even a richer account.

So whether you’re at Panera Bread, sitting in your cubicle, or blogging on your site…do some Business TAP Dancing and watch what happens.

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  • http://jessicadoyle.ca Jessica Doyle

    I read the title and thaught WOW – he is a tap dancer. Then I read you are a preahcing tap dancer :) Very cool indeed. I took tap as a child for a couple of years. My word association with TAP is of the dancing form with the clickity clackity shoes. I like how you turned TAP into a business dance acronym. The level of importance and value is also aparent. I think being transparent is the most significant in building trust. Being crystal clear from the beginning will eventually lead to an ending which will in turn begin the process anew.

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    We share childhood memories of heel-ball-toe exercises, then.
    Dancing is a series of motion and emotion – so then should business be, yes?
    Love the rhythm of your last routine — how beginnings turn to endings, which turn into new beginnings. WOrks in dance, works in work. Thanks for adding to this song, Jessica

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