Has the ability to help people imagine the future and visualize great things died? When I was at Xerox, we learned to sell by using the Xerox system which is world renowned. At the center of that methodology is S.P.I.N ® which stands for Situation, Problem, Implication and Needs Pay Off ( my old Xerox training manager […]
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We have choices. I am not the first person to offer that sage advice and certainly I will not be the last. I have just returned from a week of delivering keynotes for the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council or WBENC. This was my second time keynoting for them and everytime I visit with this
Survive or Thrive. ….It’s a Choice. Read More »
July 20th. 7:50 am. I was ready to deliver a keynote to a client. The start time was 8 am and I was standing at the doorway greeting people as I always do and getting geared up to be introduced and go onstage. I LOVE doing what I do and am very blessed to have
The Day I Learned I Had Cancer was the Day I Learned about Focus. Read More »
Silos kill companies. Silos inhibit collaboration Silos prevent transparency. Do you see the theme that is looming here? I have written several times on the destructive nature of company silos. They ( unfortunately) exist in companies of all sizes and shapes and the dreaded silo has the same suffocating effect where they exist. They stifle
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Creating a competitive advantage is a subject that has been written about for years and decades. Opinions and perspectives abound on what creates and maintains a competitive advantage and how to recapture it if a company loses theirs. That happens frequently and we only need to look to the organizations around us to learn why companies go
A Sales Culture is a Competitive Advantage. Read More »
In part one of the the debacle at Wells Fargo and I outlined how what occurred there is not at all what a sales culture is. In fact that entire mess did nothing but give a bad name and a black eye to all honest and hardworking sales professionals, not to mention the many honest
Wells Fargo is NOT a Sales Culture. Part Two. Read More »
I have watched the news and the fallout of the Wells Fargo debacle for weeks now and after numerous interviews and teeth grinding I have a few things to say about the sales “culture” that was created there. This was NOT a sales culture. This was a culture of fear and intimidation. This was a
Wells Fargo is NOT a Sales Culture. Part One. Read More »
This article appeared in the October 13th in the Philadelphia Business Journal By Jeff Blumenthal who covers banking, insurance and law. In light of the Wells Fargo fake accounts scandal, there has been much talk in the media and on Capitol Hill about a corrosive sales culture at the mega-bank, which just happens to be the largest deposit taker in the Philadelphia region. Todd
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Numbers don’t lie. Unfortunately, they don’t always tell the whole story. New market research on the printing industry reveals why your sales strategy should be focused on the “Big Fish,” but that’s only the starting point. The next step you take is just as important as the data itself. We are big fans of market
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As a patient and consumer of dental services I have come to a conclusion about my experience at my dentists practice. That epiphany, if you will is bit of a love letter to my hygienist and it’s a simple message with some complexity behind it. YOU are the heart and soul of the dental practice
The Three Words a Hygienist Should NEVER Say! (And EARN MORE Respect along the Way) Read More »