How the disengagement dilemma is hurting your business

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.

Five tips for accelerating the journey from Knower to Learner

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 we agree that’s how it ought to be. Leaving room to learn means leaving room to improve. Companies should have the skills and abilities to continuously improve their performance year over […]

There are no shortcuts to success!

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.

Pitfalls to avoid when building unstoppable teams

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.

Five steps for better customer communications you can take right now

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.

Erin Brockovich: ‘We the People’ still have the power

When statesman Gouverneur Morris penned “We the People” for the preamble of the U.S. Constitution, he helped to define the U.S. as a single entity — created by and for a group of individuals. Renowned consumer advocate Erin Brockovich loves the word “we.” In fact, she whips it out — as well as its close […]