Is business interaction changing ??

I sit here at my office to write this short note on the way I see the world of business interactions occurring or lack of today . As a seasoned ( 30+years) sales professional starting as a Wall street broker in the late eighties where communication and personal relationships was at the center of everything to now an independent salesman of many types of products and services and definitely on the backside of his career and not liking what I see and the direction I believe we are going .

The days of actually responding to written correspondence or the courtesy of returning a phone call are becoming far and few between. The era of no response is now upon us and reflecting on the business world as a whole. I was taught that responding was just a basic respect for those you engaged with no matter the outcome. I have seen that the lack of communication we see today reflects on the quality of final results or in some cases continues to spin like a hamster wheel with no result and ultimately flaming out which is sad.

As this article will be posted on LinkedIn I wanted to share my thoughts of the evolution of it and the direction it has taken. I consider myself part of the old guard as I have been a part of this community since 2004 . When it first launched it was a way to create new business relationships and actually have dialogue about helping fill voids that folks needed in their business dealings. I have always prided myself at being respectful on the platform and when contacting or connecting with others had a couple of thoughts in mind , That I had a something that I believed I can help someone with or they can potentially help me with. Pretty basic right . As a sales professional this is an invaluable tool . In todays world it seems that LinkedIn is now about connections and the person with the most wins ( I will say there are certain folks that have platforms that do help and deserve those connections or followings). I have become increasingly frustrated and saddened at how folks will accept a connection invite only to ghost you regardless of your correspondence going forward . Why accept ? I am aware that some get inundated with connection requests and at times there is a fine line . My rate of responses to my correspondence after connecting is not as strong as I would like Ugh . In a time when the global business world seems so disjointed and disengaged there must be a better way.

I know that I can totally being missing the mark in some peoples eyes as to my opinions on this but they are genuine , respectful and my experiences. Please feel free to share or comment as this is a topic that effects everyone. Thanks.