As you learned in the first part of this article, there are several myths regarding communications. The first is that if you’re talking you must be communicating. The second, you’re either born with communications skills or not. Both of these myths are wrong. Communication requires more than just stating your…
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Good Leadership Means Doing the Right Thing
I had the good fortune to attend the Get Motivated Seminar, presented by Peter Lowe, and featuring a great roster of speakers. I noticed that most of the speakers, whether talking about leadership, perseverance, or achievement, all spoke about the importance of doing the right thing and having the reputation…
Continue Reading....Boost Your Callback Rate in Three Steps
Okay, I am going to start with a confession here—if you are reading this article thinking that you are going to learn how to increase the rate at which prospects call you back, then I have deceived you. First, let’s re-emphasize a point from a previous article (“Accept it Dude,…
Continue Reading....The Four Emotions that Can Lead to Life Change
Have you ever heard the phrase that people make decisions based on emotion and justify them with logic? This has been proven in study after study. In the technology business we all want to be considered rational, logical people, so we try to downplay the role emotions make in our…
Continue Reading....Stay Focused on the Big Picture
In challenging times many leaders focus on the small details involved in their business when their next great growth opportunities are found in looking out at the big picture. I first learned about Harvey Mackay from my first executive mentor Dave Sgro who shared his now famous Mackay 66 process…
Continue Reading....Are you keeping up with new lead generation strategies?
My publication Market Leadership Journal is conducting a lead generation survey to uncover what’s changing in lead generation. Changing times call for changes in how you find your best clients and how they find you. Our survey will uncover how many SMB businesses are finding new clients. This survey will…
Continue Reading....How Has Lead Generation Changed?
Most businesses are feeling a change in lead generation. Many factors are impacting lead generation: • A flat economy • Social media • Spam regulations • Limited resources • Increasing postage Some say lead generation has changed. Others are saying lead generation is dead. What’s happening with your lead generation…
Continue Reading....Are You Keeping up With New Lead Generation Strategies?
The blog Market Leadership Journal is conducting a lead generation survey to uncover what’s changing in lead generation. Changing times call for changes in how you find your best clients and how they find you. This survey uncovers how many SMB businesses are finding new clients. The survey covers the…
Continue Reading....When Less Is More
Multitasking to achieve more is a bad idea. Studies have shown trying to accomplish more than two things simultaneously leads to increased errors. Are you one of the many trying to increase your income by working later and later? Are you returning work calls and finishing a presentation while at…
Continue Reading....When Less Is More, Part 2
What kind of value do you put on your time? Everyone has the same number of hours in the day, but why do some people seem to get so much more from their time? It’s because they recognize the value of their time and invest it in high pay-off activities,…
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