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Rules for Business Social Events

Social events for your work can be great opportunities to relax, enjoy yourself, and build camaraderie with your colleagues, but they can also get you in trouble if you're not careful.  Here are some simple company or business event rules: 1. Use the two drink max rule, or if you...
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Business Game Plans

When business professionals create a game plan, they are forced to look at their desired results and stop to really focus on what activities are required to achieve their set goals. Just the focus and thought it takes to create a real game plan is beneficial and helpful. It creates...
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John Q. Hammons on Commitment

"We can always accept a mistake, but never a lack of commitment." - Mr. John Q. Hammons I love this quote. It captures the spirit of true leadership.  A mistake may lead to a sale not being made, but sales leaders can live with this.  Mistakes, painful as they can...
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Ask Questions to Become a Priority

There is not a magic wand you can wave to close more sales, and coming up with witty catch phrases will not do much more than get a good laugh. The real magic is in the preparation and the skill of selling. You can close more sales when you focus...
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Don’t Play the Blame Game

When your sales are not what you'd like them to be, it's easy to blame the economy, the competition, some political party, or other external factors over which you have no control. Don't.  Point the finger at yourself.  Bad business is your fault. If your sales are down, there are...
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The Pursuit of Excellence in Sales and Leadership

When I first met Nathan Jamail a little over three years ago, he impressed me with his practice-oriented approach to sales and leadership.  His ideas made a lot of sense to me, and it came as no surprise that these ideas have brought success to those he coaches and to...
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Why Do I Need to Practice?

Your boss comes into the office and announces that the team will be instituting a new practice program.  You think to yourself, I've been selling successfully for twenty years.  I'm living the dream now.  The future is bright!  Why does the boss think I of all people need to practice?...
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A Bad Attitude Is a Form of Stealing

A positive attitude must be a hard and fast expectation for all employees – not just customer service personnel or management – and everyone must be held accountable to it. Like most job expectations, attitude must be tracked and enforced consistently. If a person stole money or product from a company,...
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Sales Joke

A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day to be confronted by a well-dressed vacuum cleaner salesman. "Good morning," said the young man. "If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high powered vacuum...
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