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10 Tips to Keep Your Team Positive

Feb 25, 2014 By Bill Hogg

Your sales and customer service team are the primary customer contact for every business. What does their attitude say about your company? If some of your team are not communicating the message you want, here are 10 questions to ask yourself to ensure they stay positive, focused on message and deliver an exceptional customer service experience.

Filed Under: People Skills Tagged With: Bill Hogg, Employees, Establishing Priorities, Focus, Leadership, Motivation, Team

Insight, Clarity, Execution

Jan 7, 2014 By Dave Brock

We all struggle to change, to do new things, to grow, to implement new strategies, initiatives, and programs. Too often, we and our customers fall short. We don’t quite achieve the goal, we change midstream, we abandon what we were seeking to achieve, pursuing something completely different.

Filed Under: Sales Activities Tagged With: Clarity, Dave Brock, Focus, Insights, Purpose

How to Outline Your Business Plan

Nov 21, 2013 By Dawn Fotopulos

A business plan outline is designed to take the stress out of writing your plan. Yes, every small business should have a plan. If you don’t, it’s like trying to drive to an unknown destination without a road map. It’s highly unlikely you’ll get there in one piece.

Filed Under: Creating a Plan Tagged With: Dawn Fotopulos, Focus, Getting Started, Market Research, Partnerships, Planning, Purpose

What I Learned About Entrepreneurship from Running

Oct 28, 2013 By YEC

One of the recurring themes to pop into my head while running in the last month was the similarity between how I was progressing as a runner and how I could potentially apply the same mindset to running my company.

Filed Under: Best Practices Tagged With: Character, Consistency, Focus, Learning, Personal Outlook, Young Entrepreneur Council

5 Special Qualities Shared by Courageous Leaders

Sep 20, 2013 By Bill Hogg

A leader has so many special qualities that it’s inspirational when you work with them. They possess an invisible aura that radiates confidence and challenges everyone around them to achieve greater heights than they would have ever dared to try before.

Filed Under: Making Your Business Official Tagged With: Bill Hogg, Communication, Focus, Leadership, Persistence, Team

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