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5 Incredible Leadership Qualities
Leaders have to possess some inevitable equalities that makes them different from the ordinary folks. Leaders have to nurture certain qualities in order to enhance their leadership abilities.

GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE

I could just tell by the look of them they were going to be difficult. There were going to want to split their meals, order a half salad, half French fries. They were the type that when they ordered a strawberry sundae it they would make some ridiculous request for a dab of whipping cream. Not a dollop. And God help her if one of them orders a milkshake. She’d be at the milkshake maker up to her elbows in chocolate ice cream.

Lean, Green Sales with the S.H.A.R.P. Sales TrainingTM System - Part II

The acronym S.H.A.R.P. provides a comprehensive and definitive starting point for developing both organizational and personal goals. The philosophy is customer-centric with a goal to increase customer loyalty. S = Strategize, Solve, Support, Serve H = Honesty, Humor, Humility, Help A = Assess, Alleviate, Accountable, Achieve R = Relationships, Respect, Respond, Results P = Prepare, Prioritize, Perform, Produce

10 Accounts To Follow On Twitter
There are many exceptional entrepreneurs, authors, speakers, thought leaders, athletes and coaches who are on Twitter. You can follow their activities and insights as well. Great takeaways in the form of motivational quotes, news, professional development, humor and philosophy are shared.

Lack of Seriousness - The Last Interview with Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut is one of my few idols, an elegantly simple poet-philosopher of the first class. I grew up near where he lived in Sag Harbor, and I’ve enjoyed his writing since I was in junior high, where I silently hoped to one day have the courage to visit him.

The Soul of Wit
According to a series of psychological studies discussed on Psychology Today, research participants are able to successfully communicate sarcasm and humor in a mere 56 percent of emails—and most of the senders had no idea their attemps were so ineffective.

The Powerful Minute - "Humility"
This week I'm really suggesting that we look in the mirror with a little less seriousness than I might normally do. I'm a big believer in being 100% responsible for ...

How to Use Humor in Marketing
Humor is a universal language for effective communication and hence widely used in marketing. This article focuses on the appealing aspect of humor in marketing as well as the pitfalls to watch for.

Link baiting strategy

The quantity and quality of inbound links going to your site are some of the elements used by a search engine to decide where to put a website in its ranking for a specific keyword or key phrase. Link baiting can be considered as a part of link building. Its aim simply is to raise the number of relevant back links going to your site. It is considered to be a white hat SEO technique used nearly worldwide because it works so well.

More on First Impressions
Last week’s article was about first impressions and how basic personal grooming and the taking care of the clothes you wear has a positive effect on the people you meet. This week’s article is also focused on creating a great first impression, however the emphasis is on your behavior. Here are the five top tips to creating a fabulous first impression:

Six Things Your Marketing Agency Shouldn't Do
The marketing agency you hire should not need to be reminded that they are working for YOU and owe you their best effort to achieve your goals. Why then, do agencies sometimes act like they are working against you?

6 Tools forTeam Leaders, Team Coaches and People Builders

6 Tools for Team Leaders, Team Coaches and People Builders Are things changing in your company? If so, then I know right now many of your team members are wrapped up in fear... worried about their jobs, their family members, and the economy. Fear happens when we feel out of control. We may have been cajoled to ride the roller coaster at the fair by our teasing children, but when we stepped on, we knew the fear would only be temporary. We knew eventually there would be an end to that ride. Today there are a lot of people secretly screaming "I wanna get off". Can you hear them? Maybe it's not actually words. Are you seeing it in more sick days taken, less productivity, more conflict with opposite personalities, and even a deafening silent stare?

Create Email Subject Lines That Draw Prospects In
Email is now the preferred prospecting tool, far surpassing the phone to the relief of many sellers who hate cold calling. Yet it hasn’t necessarily made prospecting any easier. Response rates are low and many sellers are discouraged by how difficult it is to engage contacts.

Making People Want To Buy Your Branded Product And How Your Competition Effects Your Brand

Believe it or not your competition is usually only one of the small stumbling blocks to your success—you are. However, that does not let you off the hook when it comes to the old adage of “Know thine enemy.” Actually, your competition is not always your enemy, sometimes they can be your best friend—especially if their product is good quality and their brand name is not well imprinted onto society's conscious. Anyway, whether they have done a poor or fabulous job of branding their business for success you need to take time to research and study them, so you can know and understand what makes you special and why people should want to buy from you instead of them.

8 Ways To Get People To Visit Your Web Site
Having trouble getting the traffic you need? Here are some tips.

On Keeping a Humor Journal
Lessons learned from keeping this valuable tool. Developing your humor journal can brighten your day, enhance your outlook and in may ways (as the article shows) become a most valuable asset.

Never Assume Anything!
A true (and funny) story and a lesson learned.

Its not fair!
As a leader or manager do you aspire to be fair? If you do, stop!

You didn’t say I’d be fired!
Do you get frustrated when something you say which is obvious gets misinterpreted?

Always isn’t every time
As a manager, do you and your employees have miscommunications?

Just the facts
Do any of your direct reports (or for that matter, anyone at all!) continually challenge you in an unproductive way?

My employee seems to be sick on Fridays and Mondays
Do you have an employee who takes advantage of the system?

That person has a difficult personality
Does it irritate you when one of your employees, peers, or boss is very difficult?

Gen X, Gen Y, Gen whatever
Do you have opinions on someone based on their age?

The Facebook Revolution
Do you wonder what your employees are doing on their computer?

Not listening can be catastrophic
Do you feel your reports are not listening to you?!

Dealing with Morons
Do you ever think you’re working with people who don’t know what they’re doing?!

The $64,000 Question
Do your questions lead to solutions or more problems?

Dirt on the car
DO YOU STRUGGLE TO EFFECTIVELY MOTIVATE ANY DIRECT REPORTS?

Questions, Jeopardy Style
Do you find yourself stuck no matter what questions you ask yourself?

The questions which lead to nowhere
DO YOU FIND YOURSELF STUCK NO MATTER WHAT QUESTIONS YOU ASK YOURSELF?

My Door is Always Open
Do you ever commit to things which you possibly can’t achieve?

Home Business Expert: Top 15 Ideas For Writing Articles
The phrase 'content is king' might be somewhat of a cliche, but on the Internet this is extremely true.

A Nose by Any Other Name
Using humor props to help minimize day-to-day stress

The Art of Email Marketing Campaigns Wealth Creation via Email Connection
Email marketing isn't about purchase this from me - today - now. It’s about writing, sharing and giving information to real people. It's about cultivating real relationships and providing incredible services to them. If you can offer authenticity, personality, humor and valuable information, subscribers will become eager to read your information and purchase products from you.

Selling is Not Politics: Going Negative in Sales May Destroy Results and Reputation
With the USA presidential campaigns in full swing, salespeople may be tempted to sell negatively. But do politics and selling both get the same results from going negative?

Who is Killing the Energy
Energy is a key force in fast paced and modern business. Who is in charge of the 'Energy'?

Success from The Inside Out

Everyone wants to be successful but few people take the time and effort to define success on their own terms. We are bombarded by messages about what success looks like: owning the right car, living in a certain neighborhood with a certain size house, closing the big deal, becoming well-known, or growing your company to a certain size. While these are certainly fine goals, they offer only a restrictive view of success. To complicate the issue, many of us also get the message that our level of success means something fundamental about who we are – about our worth and value as human beings. Rationally we know that this is ridiculous; however, so many of us operate as if it’s true and as a result, we try harder and harder to prove we are successful according to these superficial standards. There is a better way.

Making Yourself Valuable - A silly look at What you should NOT Do.
There is room for humor in lesson learning. We all talk about self development and improvement, but often people have "other people" in mind. Do any of these comments resonate with you?

Slam-dunk Speech Openings that Grab your Audience

You only get one speech opening, so learn to make it work! There are special techniques that help you bond instantly with your audience. I call these “I-You-We” moments. I will talk about the power of “I-You-We” moments and how to create them. You are making a speech. You have done your homework, and know who you are talking to and why. You have spoken at length with the client and are clear about what needs to be accomplished in your talk, and what the client wants the audience to feel and do as a result of your talk. The content of your talk is written. Now you need some slam dunk speaking techniques that will humanize you, create trust, and completely bond you with the audience you are with. And you need it fast.

WOW Them With Your Speech
Entrepreneurs are called upon almost daily to deliver informative, as well as enthusiastic speeches. Learn how even the shyest of entrepreneurs can motivate the troops.

Slow Down to the Speed of Caring
Mindful Leadership is at the core of an engaged workforce

What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 1
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.

What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 2
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.

What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 3
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.

What have I learned in 6 months of management? Part 4
I asked one of the managers I was coaching what he learned in six months of re-focusing on management skills. Each response deserves its own soundbite, because they all incorporate skills managers should use to avoid traps and pitfalls.

The loud woman at Starbucks
Do you find any of your employees irritating?

Managing techies
Do you need to come from a technical background to manage technical people?

Motivation with consequences
How do you motivate someone to do something they don’t want to do?

Jumping to Conclusions
As managers and leaders, how do we put aside our beliefs and experiences when we’re listening?

Super Bowl Ads Super Marketing or Super Waste of $
it was fun to watch the advertisements. I watched the ads not from a football fan or TV viewer’s perspective, but from a marketing perspective. My goal was to figure out if each ad was a super ad or a super waste of money.

Surviving Business Travel
Surviving Business Travel is a first article in a long line of business travel advice, and suggestions to make your travels less stressful. Welcome to my new articles!

Humor with a Purpose: How to Hire a Funny Speaker Who Can Still Deliver a Powerful Message
Find out why humor works, and how a funny speaker can deliver a powerful message with Connie Podesta. Read on to discover her successful secrets.

Selling with Humor (and a Sorry Butt)
Obviously you have to be careful with humor in sales. But sometimes a sorry butt can be your best friend.

The L.I.F.E. Approach to Positive Humor
Benefiting from our sense of humor

Practice Safe Stress
A brief guide to using your inner sense of humor to become more productive, efficient, creative and profitable

Humor at Work
It’s often said that laughter is the best medicine. But, not only is humor good for our health, it can also be a valuable workplace tool. Because humor has an uplifting effect on people, organizations can benefit by using it to create a positive and more productive workplace.

Authority & Authenticity- Do You Extract or Elicit?
Zig Ziglar is a master. His stories, his humor and his excitement in his voice carry over you as he weaves his life lessons.

Funny Works - Insurance Sales Training
Using humor in your business life says many things about you. It sells tons of product and brings down walls of resistance. Here are some tips on how to incorporate humor into your professional communications.

What Turns The Young Entrepreneur Into A Leader?
Growing up, I could be described as very sensitive and at times even shy and introverted. I always thought that leaders were very loud, extroverted, had great senses of humor and that they had to be very arrogant.

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