Poking your nose into other’s Business!

I just love this idea of sharing business processes with my colleagues and love asking them about their businesses too but most of the time, I have seen people giving me bad remarks behind my back stating an excuse that I was getting too personal in knowing their business methods. Its not out of compulsion that I was asking them their business, nor did I wanted to know their business secrets or how much are they earning per annum its just an enthusiasm I have since as a child knowing about Businesses. Business was a passion for me always and I always get ready to learn something new of somebody else’s business. It becomes so embarrassing for my family sometimes when gone for a family functions, they keep telling me, its, “None of your Business!” but I am anyways minding my own business as always.

It wouldn’t be surprising for you, if some day you see me talking to stranger in a train or catching up with some businessperson at business meets or asking well known business person as to how is their business faring? I don’t feel any embarrassment in asking then why anyone else should? Given a chance I would strike upon a conversation with anyone, anytime, I am just being straight, rather than winding myself the other way by getting indirect information, why not go the straight way and ask the person itself?

Some people do reply me graciously, feeling nice that they are being asked about their business, it’s a healthy conversation you strike when both the parties exchange their business ideas, it gives place for a new creative stuff which may be beneficial to both the parties in a business. When you talk about your business, it doesn’t necessarily mean you talk finance, your profits or losses statements. Some people literally get surprised when I ask them about their business and how they are doing it; they stare at me as if I am asking for half of their business profit shares. I am not getting prickly by asking their business types or methods, its just a start of a good conversation, men mostly like to talk business. Here are some few things I got as a response to my strange (I don’t think so…) behavior for asking others about their business:

• Most of them clearly liked my idea about talking business and were eager to share their experiences, their methods, their specializations, etc.
• Some get delighted to talk of their business, as they get in the grind of discussing business, all the concerns relating to business come out naturally and both the parties start looking at the bigger picture.
• Some people want to talk about their business secretly; the idea of talking in front of everyone doesn’t suit them. They slowly start your conversation and watch how we interact before stating out their details.
• Some are really rude to speak of their business, now there 2 possibilities, either their business in not faring well or they are just being miser in talking about their business details.

All the benefits at large, concerns to the parties who are in conversation with each other, and there is more probability of learning something new which can be used in your business. Talking of business is really fun if taken in the right spirit, we don’t loose anything by sharing our business details.