Doing More with Less…

Doing More with Less…

Lately I’ve been feeling like the more I do, the less I actually get done. Allow me to explain. Real quick though, let me just check some e-mail messages that came in as I was writing this. Actually, while I’m at it, now is probably a good time to take a peek at my...
Sales down? Not if you are “Lucky”

Sales down? Not if you are “Lucky”

… From the archives, but worth another read: At one of our recent meetings I asked Lucky, “So, how do you do it?” His answer was brief: great products, great team and proper networking. That was a good start, but I definitely wanted to hear more. Lucky is a...
Can you hear me now?

Can you hear me now?

“Can you hear me now? No? Really? How about now, better? Ok, hold on, ahmmm, how about now? Oh good, ok, so, what I was trying to say… ” No, this is not a new take on an old commercial. It was actually an attempt at a conversation I happened to overhear while waiting...

Team Time Management

The previous time management related post “Managing the Time of your Life” focused primarily on an individual’s own management of time resources. Working with others adds another dimension – team time management. As challenging as it is to...
Creativity Sells… Part II

Creativity Sells… Part II

How can you and your team look at things from a different perspective? Everyone has the ability to be creative and everyone can benefit from a dose of creativity but embracing this approach requires change and just the prospect of change can be a bit unnerving for...
Prospecting for New Business

Prospecting for New Business

To begin our discussion on Prospecting, let’s start with a word association game: If I said, “Closing the Sale” you’d probably respond with words such as relief, commitment, excitement, success, happy days, etc. If I said, “Prospecting” your response might not be so...