Business Growth

What can we learn from emotionally intelligent leaders?

How emotionally intelligent leaders build winning teams!

How do you build out your organization’s leadership capabilities?  How do you get your teams to perform at a higher level in constantly changing times?  Why you must surround yourself with emotionally intelligent leaders? I suggested that you might consider evaluating your current leaders and any you recruit in the…


How do you avoid these social selling sins today?

Are You Guilty of the Seven Sins of Social Selling?

What sins do people commit in social selling? Why do so few people know how to leverage their efforts to grow their businesses using social selling? I believe many people fail to see the potential because they commit these seven sins in their social selling efforts.


“I Need More Clients Like THAT Guy!”

I recall a conversation with a client who owns a bookkeeping service company. While their client base is consistent in terms of size (small businesses, of course), they are still fairly diverse in the kinds of individuals and businesses they serve. That said, the owner was describing one client whom…


How do you build more successful partnerships?

How Entrepreneurs Can Make Their Partnerships Successful

Over 90% of Fortune 2000 companies have strategic partnerships. Only 50% of executives in these organizations feel that they got the results expected for the time and resources they invested in their partnerships. 


How do you find the right sales professionals?

Can You Find the Right Sales Professionals for Your Team?

How do you make sure you hire the best sales professionals? How can you make sure you hire the best person for your sales team? A bad hire can cost your business millions of dollars. This is not only lost potential revenue, but also lost opportunities that you won’t see…


Don’t Give Up…Show Up.

We have all been tempted to give up. For some of us at times in our lives, just playing the game is far more important than winning it.


How do you evaluate others sales strengths?

What strengths do you want in your sales leaders?

How do you hire successful sales professionals? Why do so many entrepreneurs fail to reach their sales goals? What should you do during the interview to find the right sales talent for your team? Why interviewing for strengths can help your business grow!


How do you set priorities when attending your conference?

How to get the best ROI from your conference investment!

How do you get the best results from attending your professional conference? What do you need to do to get the best ROI on your time investment? Here are two strategies to help you grow and prosper by attending a key conference this coming year!


Are You Growing Your Business or Just Running It?

“A big obstacle we often face to growing our business is actually running it.” This was a comment made to me quite a few years back by the CEO of a local capital management firm. It was quite an objective observation about the pitfalls of business leadership.


How do you build successful strategic partnerships?

How Do You Grow Through Better Strategic Partnerships?

How do you evaluate your strategic partnerships? What makes most successful partnerships exceed your expectations? I been involved with many successful strategic partnerships in my career. I’ve worked on both large and small strategic partnerships.