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Why is Organizational Alignment Important to You?
I am not convinced most people understand how to successfully (and intentionally) align the organization for short term gain and long term sustainable success. Establishing effective alignment starts with a well constructed strategy that has been vetted by the senior leadership team and Board of Directors, that can be understood by every employee in the organization.

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Making it Easy for Customers to Say "Yes". How to Make Cross-Selling Work.
“Would you like fries with that?” Some say those are the six most profitable words in business. And cross-selling can indeed ramp up the profitability of your sales. Yet at the same time, clumsy cross-selling attempts can turn-off customers in no-time and leave a sour taste that damages customer retention. This article explores the circumstances in which cross-selling can effective - and how to make it work.
Kickstarting a Brand New Team
Especially for a project team or cross-functional task force, there is great downline benefit from addressing, right at the beginning, group process fundamentals such as purpose, leadership, members' agendas, and team operating guidelines (norms).
Sales Success: Do You Want Fries With That?
When you order a burger and the salesperson asks “Would you like fries with that,” you’ve experienced a marketing tactic called cross-selling. This strategy encourages customers to purchase additional products and services that are related to the item they are already buying. Cross-selling doesn’t just work with fast food; it’s also a highly effective technique for any type of sales. Here are a few ideas to help you achieve cross-selling success:

Culture and Communication
Selling and servicing across cultures is more common now than it has ever been. And as more and more of us come across international sales opportunities I thought it would be worth while looking at some of the challenges we may come across when trying to communicate effectively cross culturally in sales or other business areas. In many of the articles I have written I advocate for open, honest, trust based relationships. And I still do, however being a direct, no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is person that is what I value most. Therefore, by contrast, I can often find indirect, seemingly non-committal, indecisive communication a real chore. ‘Just get to the point’ I hear myself say. Or ‘are you just saying “yes” to just be nice or do you really want to go ahead?” Aaggh.

A Coaching Dilemma: How to Discover What Your Coaching Client Really Needs
In our society, the majority of energy is focused on maintaining a functional level with skills we have acquired in order to become “well-rounded citizens.” Acquiring, developing, and maintaining these skills comes with a high price of both energy and time. As coaches, we have the responsibility to help clients discover what they do naturally well and give them the choice to let go of old approaches to life’s challenges.

Steering Committees Increase Program Success
Developing a strong governance process requires cross-functional alignment on marketing decisions. Implement a Sales & Marketing Steering Committee to formalize your strategic planning, prioritization, decision-making, investment, and performance measurement processes. Use Demand Metric’s downloadable Steering Committee Charter Template to kick-start the formation of your committee and establish your mandate.
7 Tips for a Positive 360 Feedback Experience
Many organizations conduct 360 assessments with their employees, but how the process is handled can determine whether employees see the exercise as a gift for their personal development or a huge waste of time. The value of the 360 feedback process is that it involves employees in their own development planning. Often times our main source of on-the-job feedback comes from our direct supervisor. Because 360 degree feedback collects information from not only supervisors, but direct reports, peers and cross-functional partners, it can provide a clearer picture of the opportunities employees have to improve professionally.
Expanding Your Business in a Recession: Cross Marketing
Networking is smart marketing in a recession because it is largely free. Cross Marketing tactics are particularly important, as synergies are exploited when we cross market. By multiplying Networking with Cross Marketing, we can develop marketing strategies that not only expand our business through a recession, but beyond.

Best Practices for Operating Virtual Meetings
Since the 1990s, many organizations have found themselves downsizing, rightsizing, suicidzing, merging and acquiring. What often results is the creation of multiple worksites for various parts of a corporation. As such many meetings now lend themselves to speaking with and working with cross-functional teams worldwide. And with the creation of multiple forms of communication establishing global meetings no longer requires simply an airline or telephone. Now individuals can converse through multiple channels to increase productivity and collaboration.
Simple Strategies to Defeat Any Challenge
Challenges are a normal part of life. Many people look at challenges and loathe them, but challenges help move us forward. We would stand still without challenges, would never improve ourselves, and would always be the same people we are right now. This knowledge may make challenges somewhat easier to deal with and may even enable you to defeat challenges or obstacles that are standing in your way. So ask yourself: Am I where I want to be in life? If you're not happy, then it's time to take charge...
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