From Sales Tips 101: Honesty in sales? Being an honest salesperson. Over the course of my sales career I’ve been asked many times if being an honest salesperson pays. Is there really any room for honesty in sales? My answer has always been a firm y

The importance of keeping the end goal in sight in social media strategic planning, from Socialmedia Today. I read an article by Tom Keene recently titled ‘2014: Social Media Descends to 35 Feet’. I had to read it a couple of times (it’s a

8 ways to edit your workspace and life, from Entrepreneur. For the first time in history, owning less stuff is a sign of wealth. A recent article in T Magazine reports that the new rich are embracing “amor vacui,” the love of empty space. Graham

From Forbes: Let love inspire your leadership. Valentine’s Day is coming up, which means that love is in the air. Unfortunately, it’s not in the air, or culture, or anywhere else at too many companies. Which is not only a shame, it’s very short

From Business 2 Community: Are you customer-centric? I was speaking on a panel addressing dig­i­tal expe­ri­ence, Web content man­age­ment, and mar­ket­ing when I real­ized that there was one glar­ing waste of mar­ket­ing dol­lars we sti

5 free apps no salesperson can survive without, according to Hubspot. Sometimes navigating a sales process can feel like you’re lost in the middle of the wilderness. Lost, lonely, and no idea where to go next. It is pure survival mode. Just lik

4 ways to outthink your competitors, according to Entrepreneur. In The Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote that “It’s more important to outthink your enemy than outfight him.” Even after 2,500 years, this maxim is still so universal and relevant.

A lot of my clients tell me the “process” that they went through to make a decision to hire a consultant. Most of the stories are embedded with much anxiety as to what to do. Client #1: This Dealer was on the fence as to whether his manager was �

We are fortunate to move forward with it. However in a lot of cases we can tend to dwell on, not only the past but having the perception that the future should follow it and I have found, my brothers and sisters, that it doesn’t. I was a child of t