If you want to become a part of your clients’ team and you want to become more than a vendor, change your approach. Quit being a salesperson and become a key employee.
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Swing All the Way Through
From time to time, I’ve written about a situation involving one of my kids, and after observing something recently, it’s a huge metaphor for what every one of us does in our busy lives.
Read MoreAthletics and Business Intertwine to Show Life Lessons: Thoughts from an Athlete Parent
As I was growing up—and even to this day, I am very involved in athletics. As a high-schooler and through university, I participated in varsity track, basketball and baseball, and studied martial arts, achieving my black belt in tae kwon do and hapkido. I learned many valuable lessons that have been tenets for me to this day; lessons that I use and have passed on to both my children, Caitlin and Alex.
Read MoreAccountability Begins with You
Accountability—the very mention conjures up feelings and thoughts of stress, being under a microscope or micro-managed. Accountability is imperative to running any organization. Whether it is a business, a household or a team—everyone needs to be accountable. So where does it begin?
Read MoreRebuilding an Attitude
Those of you who know me know that I’m an avid follower of a number of sports, and a big fan of my daughters as they’ve played volleyball and softball over the years. There’s a lesson one team learned recently that we can all take and apply individually–or to a work team, if we have one.
Read MoreAds on NBA Jerseys: An Inevitability?
The NBA may be stating that they’re no closer to on-uniform ads than they were in 2011, but that doesn’t mean they won’t show up eventually.
Read MoreLove You. Mean it.
I’m just back from last week’s incredible SAAC Show, and it got me thinking about all the great people I worked with there and an article I wrote years ago, for the now-defunct Corporate Logo Magazine, about appreciating the important staffers all around us. Here is that article.
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn from March Madness?
It’s amazing that millions of dollars will be lost in business productivity during the College Basketball Tournament, otherwise known as March Madness.
Read MoreIs Your Boss Your Biggest Cheerleader?
What makes salespeople and sales teams more successful? I’ve been asked this question a lot during the past few months.
Read MoreDrinkware tips from Huffermen
Our April issue has been out for a little while now, which among other things, contains my amazing, fantastic and generally mind-blowingly great drinkware story. It contains advice and tips from drinkware experts at Huffermen, 99CentPromos.com, Visstun and Moderne Glass on how to sell different kinds of drinkware, like sports bottles, glassware and travel mugs
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