5 Leadership Styles to Avoid & What to Do Instead 

  If you’ve ever had a terrible boss, you know the importance of improving leadership skills. But if you’ve ever been the boss yourself, you know that building leadership capacity is easier said than done. Leading an organization, any organization, is a challenging balance between being too much of that, and not enough of this.…

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Is THIS What’s Keeping You From Making the Sale?

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today’s blog post gives you insight on a challenging aspect of sales. If you can master this technique, you’ll be more likely to meet your sales goals, without leaving it to luck. Do you struggle to get past the gatekeeper and reach decision makers in order to close the sale? If…

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What Resentments Are Holding Back Your Business? 

In business we all try to put our best foot forward. In the past, I’ve written about one of the biggest keys to true and lasting success in business: integrity. When you conduct yourself with integrity – in words and actions – you always put your best foot forward. This is critical in a world…

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How to Succeed at Personal Branding – Without Overshadowing Your Organization

In the past few years, you can’t browse a career-oriented website without coming across the buzzwords, “personal branding.” This phrase raises a lot of questions… What is personal branding? How is it different from corporate branding? How do you develop a personal brand? And how do you promote a personal brand –  without impeding on…

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Want Explosive Business Growth This Year? Confidence is Key

Have you ever been blown away by a sales pitch and thought, “Man, I wish I could nail it like THAT?” It’s hard to put a price on a confident, well-strategized sales pitch. That pitch, repeated again and again, can create strong waves in business. True, unwavering self-confidence is powerful. When you address an objection…

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