The One Thing Holding You Back from Making It to the C-Suite
According to a survey on leadership development conducted by the Brandon Hall Group, 77% of organizations are currently experiencing a leadership skills gap. But you’re smart, qualified, and technically brilliant at what you do… So what’s holding you back from the C-Suite? It’s not a lack of ambition. After all, you’re ready, willing, and able to…
Read More3 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself Before Starting a Business
Starting a business? Thinking about starting a business? Here are my suggestions for three quick questions you should ask yourself first: What are the chances that the business I want to start will be able to launch and grow? That’s a matter of market, product, product-market fit, need, demand, fulfillment and delivery. What resources are…
Read More6 Reasons Sustainability is More Than Just a Catchphrase
A green workplace makes everyone involved feel good. Your customers will appreciate buying from a company that cares for the environment. Your employees will feel a part of something bigger than themselves. You will know you’ve done your part to reduce your carbon footprint. When everyone gets on the same page, small groups can accomplish…
Read More3 Top Strategies to Optimize Your Business Website
There’s no doubt that ecommerce is becoming increasingly dominant worldwide. For example, in the UK online sales now account for more than 17% of the region’s retail market. Despite this, just 50% of small businesses own and operate websites, making half of all SMEs in the UK incapable of driving sales online or generating a…
Read More5 Reasons Business Leaders are Short on Relationships
If you are a business professional or owner today, success is more and more about relationships. People relationships are the key to career growth, more than results, and customer relationships build brands, rather than the other way around. In this era of communication overload with many misleading messages, we have learned to count first on…
Read MoreShould Your Brand Take a Stand?
Almost a year ago, Nike released a “just do it” ad campaign for their 30th anniversary featuring Colin Kaepernick, the football player at the center of the “taking a knee” controversy in the NFL. The reaction to the campaign was immediate and loud. The media exploded, social media couldn’t get enough of it, politicians tweeted…
Read More3 Highly Effective Tips to Deal with Delinquent Accounts and Collect Late Payments
People that don’t pay their bills on time are the bane of most account managers’ existences. Hunting delinquent customers down, discussing the problem, and extracting the funds can be a long, tedious process. You wind up wasting hours (or even days) of valuable work just to deal with a handful of negligent accounts. Don’t let…
Read MoreCall Center Software is the Perfect Solution for Multinationals with a Global Presence
Multinational companies must guarantee their clients the best possible attention and reception. When you have a global presence, it can be difficult to administer and manage all the calls that come in and out of your company. However, with the new generation of call center software, it is not only easier to perform these procedures,…
Read More5 Quick Sales Tips
Here are 5 totally random sales tips that I found helpful in my business last week. 5 Random Sales Tips When you use these sales tips on a regular basis it will keep your business rolling along. Keep it simple! When you keep it simple it is easier for your customers to buy from you. …
Read MoreWhat Do You Think? Is Email Dead?
Friends, a crazy thing happened in 1888… Yes, 1888… over 130 years ago. What happened? Sears launched its first catalogue. You could almost order anything from anywhere in the United States by postal mail. You could buy an entire HOUSE from the catalogue! At the time, it was so revolutionary that many people called for…
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