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Building A Phenomenal Sales Team Without Going Insane In The Process
Your sales force is the front line of your business. It is not only important to choose your team wisely, it is equally important to know how to keep them.
Questions not Answers
Questions not Answers I have said in previous articles that one of my processes is asking BDQ’s - Bloody Difficult Questions. I think I might have also said that the questions are only difficult if you do not know the answers. But there is a real key here to what it is I do and how I can facilitate change and action.
How to Ace that Job Interview
Several useful principles to help you to do your best at your next job interview.
Building A Phenomenal Sales Team Without Going Insane In The Process
If you are looking to start a sales department or simply build the team you already have in place, there are some things you should do to make sure you hire the right people and take care of them once you find them. Here is a short guide to building a sales team.
Balancing Your Needs against Your Wants
Should your next career satisfy your basic economic needs, or should it satisfy the desires of your heart? Is there any way to strike a balance between them?
Why have a Coach?
Coaching is not another passing fad. It has become an essential management tool, and is used effectively by executives and private individuals for their personal growth and effectiveness.

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Anger Solutions™ at Work: Dealing with Difficult People
Let’s face it – if you’re not somebody’s difficult person today, you will be tomorrow. We all take turns being difficult for other people, just as they can be difficult for us. The difficulty comes from differences in personality, communication styles, personal preferences, and our expectations of how things “should” be. In this column, I offer some practical and simple techniques to de-escalate and win over the difficult people in your life.
How To Improve Your Own Time Management Through Seven Strategic Questions, According To Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
Time is such a precious commodity and it is highly valued by strategic thinkers. Strategic thinking people want to get the most benefit out of their time and they have discovered that a great way to do just that is to develop the ability to ask yourself the strategic questions at the right time. And the beauty of this technique is that you only need to invest no more than sixty seconds to ask those questions before you begin any specific activity, task or assignment. The skill of asking the right questions must be acquired and as time goes by you will improve your ability to ask the real strategic questions. It is important to learn how to ask questions and one tip is to have your questions begin with the word “what.” Here is a list of seven strategic questions to ask.
Timing Your Stay-In-Touch Messages
Staying in ongoing contact with prospects and clients is often the most difficult aspect of marketing. This article answers the most common questions.
Questions not Answers
Questions not Answers I have said in previous articles that one of my processes is asking BDQ’s - Bloody Difficult Questions. I think I might have also said that the questions are only difficult if you do not know the answers. But there is a real key here to what it is I do and how I can facilitate change and action.
Administer your staff to meet highly variable demand
Staffing for highly variable demand beyond your control is a difficult issue, and believe me this article will not resolve all of the questions. But it suggests some simple and more sophisticated actions for you to apply.

Probing: Leading and Controlling with Questions
What: is a probe Why: do we use probes Questions are one of the most powerful weapons in a salesperson’s arsenal of procedures and techniques. Questions require a prospect to participate actively in the sale. Questions help us learn the prospects hidden wants and needs. Questions give us time to gain lost composure. We must become excellent question askers and effective listeners.

Socratic Struggles
Using the Socratic Method to guide discussions is a well known tool. The method is frequently used in educational situations, but it can be a powerful tool at work if used well. The caveat is that it can be dangerous if used poorly. What has been your experience with using the Socratic Method? Are you alert to when other people are using the method with you? The attached article has some of my thoughts on this subject and gives a list and examples of the six types of socratic questions. 1. Questions of Clarification. 2. Questions that probe assumptions. 3. Questions that probe reasons and evidence. 4. Questions that probe perspective. 5. Questions that probe consequences. 6. Questioning the question
What questions should I ask when buying a business?
There are many questions buyers typically ask when thinking of buying a business that include the level of sales, qualifications and motivations of the employees, questions about landlord and suppliers. While these questions are helpful and appropriate, this article offers some more questions that will help in the decision of buying a business.

Can Your Salespeople Sell More Effectively by Asking More Questions?
Selling by asking questions is hard. A list of questions isn't the answer. Left to their own devices, your salespeople won't be able to create the kind of questions that are needed. You might not be able to either.
Presentation Skills Training: How To Handle Difficult Questions
What’s the toughest part of business presenting to important clients and prospects? How to handle difficult questions with poise. Curious how the pros make it look so easy and natural? Find out how to handle questions under fire with complete ease.
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