Improve Sales & Profits

May

The State of Sales Competence in 2019

Today’s selling professionals are becoming less and less well equipped to provide the solutions that buyers want. It isn’t because… Continue Reading

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Tagged: account management, B2B, B2C, buyer, buyer’s journey, LinkedIn, needs assessment, prospecting, referrals, relationship management, relationships, sales competencies, Sales Essentials, sales management, sales prospects, selling

Mar

Five Customer Service Lessons From a Most Hated Industry

Having spent more than two decades building telecommunications companies I’ve come to admire those organizations that excel in pleasing and… Continue Reading

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Tagged: customer for life, customer retention, customer service, customer-focused, deliver value, DWYSYWD, hassle-free, loyalty, no waiting, recurring revenue, reputation, value proposition

Mar

Few Things Persuade Like a Word Picture

Word pictures create compelling reasons to help sales professionals, job seekers, and managers persuade others to take action. A… Continue Reading

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Tagged: call to action, convince, dilemma, emotion, engagement, influence, job interview, personal identification, persuasion, relive the moment, sales, Word picture

Dec

Outgrowing the Myth of Spandex Leadership

A true test of your ,leadership is how you adapt your approach to the different individuals on your team.… Continue Reading

Posted in Assessments & Evaluations, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: aligning people, best practices, coaching, counseling, feedback, leadership, management, motivating, new initiatives, Performance management, staff differences, teaching, team building, work ethic

Feb

What Does Professionalism Mean to Your Career in 2019?

In an age of a more casual workplace, professionalism is far more than just how someone dresses. Professionalism will continue… Continue Reading

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Tagged: accountability, appearance, behavior, career, communication, culture, entitlement, expectation, gossip, hired, humility, integrity, professional, Professionalism, promoted, respect, responsibility, standard, unprofessional, work ethic

Feb

How Effective Leaders Correct Good People Back to Success

A manager’s primary duty is to help his or her people make their very best contribution to the success of… Continue Reading

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Tagged: coaching, correcting, corrective action, counseling, development, discipline, equip, expectations, feedback, hiring, holistic, manager, observe performance, Performance management, restoring, success, talent, teaching

Jan

Effective Leaders Invest in Equipping Their People to Succeed

A manager’s primary duty is to help his or her people make their very best contribution to the success of… Continue Reading

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Tagged: assign work, coaching, development, equip, expectations, feedback, goals, hiring, manager; holistic, observe performance, Performance management, success, talent, teaching

Jan

Add Likeability to Your New Year’s Resolutions

Several top candidates compete for a promotion, each with their plusses and minuses. Why does the opportunity go to the… Continue Reading

Posted in Career Search Tools & Education, Case Studies, Dynamic Training News, Improve Sales & Profits, Latest Leadership Posts, Leadership Development & Training, Performance Management, Talent Development & Training, Team Building & Alignment

Tagged: careerdevelopment, careermanagement, futureofwork, hireability, jobsearch, leadership, leadershipdevelopment, likeability, promotability, relationship, relationshipbuilding, trust

Nov

Post Mortems: Make Every Interview, Sales Call, Project & Presentation Better

Post mortems prevent us from continuing to repeat mistakes, plan poorly, and settling for good when great is well… Continue Reading

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Tagged: active listening, assessment, body language, career, customer, employment, evaluate, interviewer, job, job interview, job search, listening, mastery, meeting, needs, planning, prospect, questions, sale, sales presentation, self-assessment, selling

Sep

Why Emotional Intelligence is a Career Superpower, Part 3

EQ-savvy businesses and institutions are using a number of high EQ tools and programs to make better hires, improve… Continue Reading

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Tagged: behaviors, communications, critical roles, DiSC, driving forces, emotional intelligence, empathy, employee engagement, EQ, hiring, leadership, motivation, onboarding, project management, retention, sales, teamwork