Communication
How to Lead in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty
How to Lead in Times of Crisis and Uncertainty Research demonstrates that the #1 leadership competency in shortest supply is dealing with ambiguity, complexity, and crisis. I hope this article will give you the real-world tools actually to do it. This blog post is designed to help us to reach deep inside ourselves, our teams,…
Read MoreEmpathy the Crucial Key to Sales Success
Empathy the Crucial Key to Sales Success As a sales rep, no matter what your selling, or to whom, there is a preconceived idea that you may not be all that trustworthy. Thank the age-old stereotype of the slick “used car salesman”. You know the guy- the pushy, smarmy, and insistent person who doesn’t take…
Read More7 Tips for Delivering Negative Feedback to Create Positive Outcomes
7 Tips for Delivering Negative Feedback to Create Positive Outcomes Those in leadership need to coach and guide their team members along the path to success. [tweetthis]One of the many tasks of leaders is providing your…
Read More7 Ways to Build Credibility as a Leader
7 Ways to Build Credibility as a Leader Leadership, for some, can seem out of reach, a quality that appears to be something certain people are born with; ascribed, not achieved. However, [tweetthis]we all have it in us to hone our leadership skills by building on those attributes which make us people of integrity.[/tweetthis] So,…
Read MoreWhat Great Listeners Do Differently
What Great Listeners Do Differently Are you a good listener? Your initial response might be to say “Why yes! Of course!”. When someone speaks to you, asks a question, offers instruction, calls out a warning, you hear, and you respond accordingly. But there is so much more to listening than simply hearing and responding. Research…
Read More5 Soft Skills Every Salesperson Needs to Get Ahead
5 Soft Skills Every Salesperson Needs to Get Ahead In the past, the stereotypical successful salesperson was seen as aggressive and pushy, someone who artfully mastered the near-bullying tactics that ultimately closed the deal. And how did that success show?If it showed in the numbers, it was assumed that this person was a real winner…
Read MoreHow to Use Diverse Styles of Leadership to Grow Your Team
How to Use Diverse Styles of Leadership to Grow Your Team In his article “Leadership That Gets Results”, Daniel Goleman, has identified six different leadership styles, and he believes that good leaders will adopt one of these six styles to meet the needs of different situations. Think about it, when you assemble a team, each and every…
Read More9 Proven Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
9 Proven Ways to Increase Employee Engagement There’s nothing more harmful to the profitability and performance of a company than employees who are unmotivated and disengaged. These sentiments infuse the atmosphere with negativity, which then results in poor attitudes, high employee turnover, and, ultimately shakes the faith of your customers, as they begin to look…
Read More9 Proven Ways to Increase Employee Engagement
9 Proven Ways to Increase Employee Engagement There’s nothing more harmful to the profitability and performance of a company than employees who are unmotivated and disengaged. These sentiments infuse the atmosphere with negativity, which then results in poor attitudes, high employee turnover, and, ultimately shakes the faith of your customers, as they begin to look…
Read MoreHow to Create Teams That Drive Success
How to Create Teams That Drive Success Success driven teams don’t simply “happen”. It’s not a fortunate aligning of the stars that energizes people to work together for a common goal. All winning coaches know that which led their team to victory began long before they ever took the field. Championship teams are created. Motivated…
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