Ideas
Inspiration from Mandela
"It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the...
Open your mind to social media
These (and other) social networks are having a more powerful impact for small business organizations than for huge ones....
‘Hidden in plain view’
Our nation's economy is fragile. Soon, we could reach the point of maximum vulnerability. The mass media spins rhetoric to distract us from the truth when their role should be to educate us about how to navigate through these financial rapids.
The wrong word
Dale had just come out of a four-day sales training program his company had sponsored for its top performers. This was heady stuff. He'd learned how to apply Sun Tzu's "Art of War" – about ancient Chinese warfare – to modern day competitive engagement in selling.
New techniques for closing the deal
Vistage/TEC speaker Sam Manfer really hits the nail on the head on the subject of closing sales quickly....
Holistic measurement
Question: "My company is trying to develop a performance management framework based on a competency model we established...
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Aspire for first-class
It's tough to be in sales right now. Budgets are tight. Competition is stiff. While the economy is showing signs of improvement, companies are still wary about spending money. Now more than ever, you need a competitive edge to be a top sales performer. What's yours?
The lessons from Koss
You may have an unauthorized profit sharing plan at your business. A 2008 report by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners revealed that $994 billion dollars were lost to fraud by employees.
Tension span
We all experience tension when an inner conflict is batting itself back and forth in our minds and bodies. Many times the physical tension is so small that we are unaware of it being there at all.
Doing more with less
Before launching my training and consulting practice, I worked for three Fortune 50 corporations, each ranked No. 1 in their respective markets.