This may be your once-in-a-lifetime shot as an entrepreneur at buying or starting a business, so try to match it to something that truly interests you. Widget companies can be fun, but they can also turn into mind-numbing boredom after you get everything rolling.
Chuck Swindoll says it best. “Life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it.”
Employee disengagement is killing your bottom line. The issue of employee disengagement continues to negatively impact businesses across the country in more ways than simply having workers nod off in the boardroom or at their desks.
Someone once told us that the day you quit learning things is the day you die. Morbidity aside, the more we reflected upon this, the more
Are you creating a culture of unwanted employees?
If you really want to be successful in sales, you can’t shortcut the Sales Process which means you have to know the Sales Process. You only have seconds to make a positive first impression so your engagement must develop “know,” “like” and “trust” immediately. The needs analysis will determine if it’s yes or not now. Knowing your features and benefits ensure you sell value and not price.
To successfully compete in today’s marketplace, leaders and managers must learn to build unstoppable teams that believe they can boldly overcome all obstacles. These teams, which I call “Surging Teams,” use highly functioning interactive capabilities to achieve their unstoppable momentum, accomplish goals and always win.
Starting a business can be an incredibly daunting endeavor. From creating the initial concept to executing it in a smart, cost-effective manner, building a business and continually fostering it takes time, strategy and a tremendous amount of determination.
We all know the importance of creating communications that recognize customers as individuals and acknowledge their interactions. However, achieving this throughout the client relationship is becoming more challenging as customers now expect high levels of service through a multitude of channels.
A business succession strategy without a management succession plan can result in a lost legacy
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