1. Change is more difficult than you believe. Having an intellectual understanding the reason something needs to change isn’t enough. An emotional need to change is necessary and more powerful.
2. Change is psychological. You first have to have a…

Do you want to know how you might improve your sales game? Here are thirty questions you can use to inform your sales plan. What you are missing might just be what’s missing.

1. Do you have dream client targets?
2. Do you have a plan to engage…

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You want your value proposition to compel…

I write about caring because I believe it lies at the heart of trust and relationships. In the end, you are going to measure your life by your relationships, including your relationships at work and with your clients.

I write about value creation…

I’m not suggesting that you can’t be demanding. I’m not even remotely suggesting that you shouldn’t have knock down, drag out productive disagreements. And, I’m not intimating that you should be a softie, a cupcake, a cream puff, or that…

Very few shortcuts are healthy (here’s one). Most are an attempt to get results now without having to pay the price for those results.

There is no shortcut to exceptional health. You have to do all of things that lead to exceptional health, like…

People can tell whether or not they have your full attention. You may think that you can fake it, but you can’t. You may believe that because you are on the telephone, invisible to the person with whom you’re speaking, that they won’t know…

Salespeople need to be good business people. Why? Because business acumen is the new sales acumen.

You don’t create value by overcoming objections but by resolving concerns. You don’t create value by pitching features and benefits unless they…

1. If you are going to be successful, you are going to have to work with people with whom you disagree. The more effectively you can do so, the better leader you become.
2. The fastest and easiest way to get what you need from somebody is to help…

Maybe you’re having trouble proving the return on your investment of time and energy in social selling. Let's see how social stacks up.

Your ROI on Activities

What is your return on investment for sending a thank you card to a prospect that took…