NEW DATE!!!! Negotiating change: an NFL Players Inc. case study in developing new markets. Steve will provide insights on how NFL Players Inc., the licensing and marketing business of the NFL Players Association, launched new content, venture and agency businesses that ultimately led to the foundation of an entire new company, OneTeam Partners, in conjunction […]
Business recovery is a precarious and challenging task. The line between success and failure is thin and delicate. What does that mean for your company and your culture? I have the answer for you. It starts and ends with people and how they see themselves in the company and the contribution they make to the
Business Recovery Toddcast ” The Seven Principles of the NEW Sales Culture AFTER-Covid” Read More »
Some experts recommend that you “pivot” your brand during this crisis. Ignore them! PIVOT YOUR BRAND AT YOUR PERIL. Your brand should remain unshakeable, reliable, and yes, persuasive. Of course, adapt your messaging, products, and services to meet your clients’ urgent needs right now and later. If ever there was a time to magnify and dramatize
Are you concerned about your employees? Wondering what you need to worry about from an employment law perspective? Unsure of how the latest governmental actions will impact your workforce? Yeah, welcome to my world. As a labor and employment attorney and The Employment Law Translator TM I take the crazy sea of employment laws and
Every conversation is a selling and coaching moment that constructs lasting images in others’ minds. Considering how critical first impressions can be, three words are deadly to your career and your very psyche. These three words, when uttered, send an extremely negative message to everyone around you. These words—just nine simple letters and one apostrophe—can have an
The Three Words that will Devastate your Career, Relationships, and Sales. Read More »
I don’t miss the corporate culture. Corporate culture is too often defined by the silos where people work and toil and not by how people matter. Silos isolate and keep people from engaging and collaborating, and they thwart an understanding of individual value and purpose because silos prevent the bigger picture from being revealed. We
Creating a Culture of Purpose Read More »
How do you define a “win? Is it the BIG final victory after a long battle to secure that order, a job or a new client? Alternatively, is it something that we can look at and say, “that’s a good next step or progress, and that’s a win.” The answer lies in both avenues of
That was the first line of a tweet I randomly happened across a few days ago. The tweet finished by declaring “those who have jobs and those who have jobs because of people who sell”. Whoa and OUCH! This was (to me) a condescending tweet and a slap in the face to everyone who does not self-identify
“There are two types of people….” Read More »
I have established and framed my entire speaking career based on one very simple statement: “everyone’s in sales”. Three words that when embraced are the key to anyone wishing to get ahead and achieving your personal and professional goals. Three words that have such a significant impact that it tends to confuse, aggravate and mystify
Smashing the Sales Stereotype. Part One. Read More »