I was talking with a good friend today and he commented on feeling a little “stuck.” I was feeling a little stuck too, so we commiserated […]
Choices I Hope My Children Make Well
1. Choose to like people first – Most people meet someone and wait to determine whether or not they like them. For me, in business […]
The Best “Biggest Sales” Stories of 2010.
Where’s our chance to brag? Those of us that are united by the desire to land that huge sale, compete against companies much bigger than […]
Bring Me “The Mad Ones” in 2011
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of […]
Handling the Bad News…
I recently received an email question from a reader- “What happens if you do not deliver as promised? Has that happened to you? If so, […]
Holiday Cards and Presents, Really?
I’m already late…I should have the database cleaned out for the Holiday Cards by now. We should have picked out the card, the greeting, scanned […]
Great Sales Leadership is Magic
I do magic tricks. Sleight-of-hand-card-trick-illusionist-escape-artist magic tricks. For the purposes of commerce and being able to submit a client invoice that survives audit, we call […]
From The Horse’s Mouth
I was flying with a senior engineer from one of the top 5 aerospace companies in the world this week as he was on a […]
Farmville, really?
My street cred is just shot… A sampling of recent emails and Facebook posts to me include the following Farmville related comments…. “Say it isn’t […]
Best Experience Ever
I just finished a 16-day trip to Asia with my son and it was probably one of the best experiences of my life. I don’t […]
Murder Boards and Hot Washes
In the military academies, seniors preparing for their oral exams use two key processes for preparation and improvement called Murder Board and Hot Washes. These […]
The Best Social Media Sites for Salespeople
Recently I was interviewed by Paul Diamond from the Vistage organization. We discussed the vast array of social media sites for salespeople and the fact […]