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How to Build a Self-Sustaining, Self-Perpetuating, Long-Lasting Business Organization 

Build Your Own Business Philosophy / 25 minutes of reading
How to Build a Self-Sustaining Organization with Jeremy Jones

A couple of weeks ago, Jeremy Jones, Book Publisher and Podcast Host with askjeremyjones.com, asked me to come on his podcast, Ideas and Impact, and share some ideas that can make a big impact on business owners and executives.Some such ideas we ended up discussing were: Why it’s a good idea for owners and executives of …

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Importance of Humanness in Business Management: A Candid Conversation

Build Your Own Business Philosophy / 21 minutes of reading
Humanness in Business: A Candid Conversation

About a week ago, I sat down with a good friend of mine, Mal Bass with Global Executive Forum, to talk about a range of issues. Some of the topics we covered were:How the management theories developed in the Industrial Revolution ignored our innate humanness,Why it’s important to acknowledge and nurture what makes us human …

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20 Unconventional Sales Strategies to Increase Your Sales Revenues

Forge Your Own Selling Methods / 74 minutes of reading
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Do you find yourself in a situation where you need to bring in revenues by selling products or services but don’t enjoy the process of selling? Do you lead a sales organization that needs to sell high-end, big-ticket projects to business clients by being professional, trusted advisors to them? Do you run a business with a post-sales …

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How to Choose the Best Sales Process for Personal Selling

Forge Your Own Selling Methods / 30 minutes of reading
Group of Executives Discussing a Sales Opportunity | How to Choose the Best Sales Process Sales Process for Personal Selling

This in-depth, interactive guide helps sales professionals and executives choose the best-fit sales process for their business or organization. If you sell or manage a sales team, it will  help you 1) streamline your options in choosing a sales process by tying them into a narrative, 2) offer a clear rationale to follow in choosing …

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Leader vs Manager: Traits, Qualities and Characteristics

Craft Your Own Management Theory / 12 minutes of reading
Leader Vs Manager: Traits, Qualities, And Characteristics

Two Fundamental Types of People: We Need BothLeader vs Manager is perhaps a debate that’s as old as the history of modern business organization. Both of these terms are somewhat nebulous with many definitions. This article starts with a simple self-assessment that helps you determine whether you are predominantly a leader or a manager. Next, it …

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Strategy Vs Tactics: Which One Does Your Business Need?

Build Your Own Business Philosophy / 6 minutes of reading
Strategy Or Tactics: Which One Does Your Business Need?

Can you imagine playing tennis with one hand tied behind your back? That’s how many businesses operate. They are often handicapped by the fact that they are either tactically or strategically dominant.This article uses the example of one of the most important battles in the American Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, to highlight the …

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Emotional Self Awareness: Why Emotions Have Little To Do With Intelligence

Craft Your Own Management Theory / 4 minutes of reading
Emotional Self Awareness: Why Emotions Have Little To Do With Intelligence

How do people feel when they interact with the people in your team? If you had a better handle on the term “emotional intelligence,” would your business or your work team be perceived more favorably by other people?The term Emotional Intelligence has been thrown around quite a bit lately but there is little clarity on …

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The Single Most Important Reason for Poor Work Performance

Craft Your Own Management Theory / 10 minutes of reading
The Single Most Important Reason for Poor Work Performance

Are there people on your team who are under-performing? All leaders and manager have to deal with under-performing employees one time or another. There are many reasons as to why employees produce below what’s expected from them. But is there one reason that’s the root-cause of this particular problem?I think there is. The leadership and management industry …

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9 Reasons Why Management Theories are Killing Your Business

Build Your Own Business Philosophy / 11 minutes of reading
9 Reasons Why Management Theories are Killing Your Business

Most business owners and leaders want their businesses to thrive for a long time in the marketplace. Businesses are made of people, so it’s natural to want to have a structure and a process for managing their work. Management theories were created for that specific reason. But if we are not careful, these same management theories …

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2 Strategies For Overcoming Price Objections Before They Happen

Forge Your Own Selling Methods / 3 minutes of reading
2 Strategies For Overcoming Price Objections Before They Happen

You are proud of the products or services you bring to the marketplace.You know in your heart that they will bring your prospective clients many times the return on investment they make with you. And yet, they throw the oldest and the most well-known objection in the history of buying and selling: “Your price is …

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4 Non-Traditional Strategies to Shorten Your Sales Cycle Length

Forge Your Own Selling Methods / 5 minutes of reading
4 Non-Traditional Strategies to Shorten Your Sales Cycle Length

“Let me think about it.” “I will think it over.” “Let me get back to you.” If you have spent any time in the field selling products, services, or ideas, you may agree that these words are often just as frustrating, if not more, as the word, “no.” Would you like to make sure that your prospects …

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Is Your Business Sales Sufficient? [Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Applied to Business]

Forge Your Own Selling Methods / 4 minutes of reading
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You own a business. You are passionate about its mission. You want to make the world a better place. You want to help your customers, create employment opportunities for many people, and give back to the community. Just one question: Are you sales sufficient? Many business owners are kind-hearted idealists who set out to change the world …

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