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Fire Steve Ballmer. Or hire SuperNanny. Or Both.
Is no news good news? Most people expected something on the MSFT/YHOO front over the weekend, and such folks are generally reading the absence of information as bad news.
Sales Training Closing the Sale
More books have been written on closing than any other function in the sales process. At each stage of the sale we get commitment to move forward so that when it comes time to ask for the decision it is a natural, logical and positive outcome. The commitment advances the sale The commitment must be to take an action; without getting a commitment on action the sales process will only go into “continuation” That is, it will potter on and on, till it finally peters out.

The 5 Major Skills you need to become a Great Manager
After hours of research and talking to successful managers at great length trying to establish the major skills you need to become a great manager, I have finally nailed it down to 5 key skills.
Improve Your Communications by Taming those 800-Pound Elephants
With time demands, constant interruptions and continually conflicting priorities, business communications is challenging enough. And when you have an issue or a personality involved that you cannot directly speak to, but can only tiptoe around the "elephant in the room", any attempt at communications may only get you more off track and cause more harm than good. With a few communications tips you can learn how to tame those 800 pound elephants and create more effective communications that improve your work relationships and help you get the job done.

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Managing Marginality The Internal Consultants Dilemma
Internal and external consultants use many of the same techniques and tools, do similar work, but face very different challenges. Internal consultants work in a unique position. Their job role is to consult to the organization for which they work. It is not easy to be, at the same time, a part of an organization and function as detached and independent. Each position on the consulting continuum places different pressures on the internal than the external, making them either more or less a part of the organization. Couple with those pressures that the internal has a boss whose role is even more clearly linked to the organizational structure, politics, and rewards structure, and you have a set of forces effectively pulling the internal in different directions. Managing this position becomes paramount to success for the internal.
Taboo Topics: Talking Politics in the Office
Conventional wisdom says not to talk about sex, politics and religion in the office. The problem is that any office, workplace or organization is mostly made up of people and if the volume of blogs, internet sites, magazines and other media is any indication of popularity, people love to talk about: SEX, POLITICS AND RELIGION!
Smart Women Create the Right Internal Environment
Creating the “right internal” environment is essential if we are to truly live a life on purpose. Your internal environment is your self-talk, the internal conversations you have with yourself. Stop and think for a moment about the conversations you have with yourself: Do you send positive messages or negative messages? Is your internal voice filled with possibility or doom and gloom? It’s really important to take some time to evaluate yourself in this area and change your thinking.

Workplace Etiquette: The Political Savvy Individual
At one time, it was assumed that office politics were played primarily by supervisors and managers who were attempting to climb the ladder of success, and executives who were still either climbing or trying to maintain. Not only are office politics tougher today, but the stakes are at their highest. In an era of organizations trimming down to reduce costs, corporate takeovers, downsizings, and mergers the use of political savvy is needed for survival.

Leadership Myth #4 - Great Leaders are Expert at Playing Politics
The issue of when and how to play politics makes an interesting study. While we all want to avoid the Machiavellian type of behavior associated with manipulative politics, like it or not we are in a sea of political thought every day. We better get used to it and learn how to navigate well in it.

"Arrogant Al": The Condescending Internal Customer
Most of us have ‘internal customers' - people in our own company who rely on us to provide them with some level of service or support. For many of us, working in administration, human resources, IT, training, etc., providing internal customer service is our primary role. Unfortunately, just as there are difficult external customers, there are also difficult internal customers. One of the common situations we see are internal customers who simply appear to not respect the roles of their internal service providers. They come across as condescending, dismissive, arrogant and sometimes plain rude. It is a recipe for a poisonous workplace atmosphere. What do you do?
Politcal Savvy Tips for Work
Recently, I made a presentation on Political Savvy to a group of management interns and would like to share exerts from my presentation. Thought: • There are big Ps (Politics) which equate to the politics of Congress, major corporations, etc. • There are also little Ps which equates to the environment in which you work. Both are important.

Two Views Of America's Future
Believe it or not, I never cared much for politics. It always seemed like the political machinations of running the country were happening someplace far away, that people who cared deeply about such things were "on it," and that there wasn't much a single person could do to change things, anyway. Besides, I was generally too busy raising kids, running a business, or leading a team to give politics much time or thought....
Political Savvy - What you can do!
When office politics and political savvy are mentioned, many think of selfish, deceitful, deceptive, sneaky, conniving individuals who are doing things like: -- Snitching to management -- Faking a romantic involvement -- Lying or covering the truth -- Playing dishonest games -- Discounting another's opinion or idea -- Back stabbing True, there are people who do exhibit these behaviors. The person who practices such devious politics does so at considerable risk. Practicing unsavory office politics may lead to being unwanted, in dead-end jobs, fired, sued or even punched in the face. However, to ignore office politics is to ignore those underlying forces that account for the differences in success and cooperation with coworkers, your supervisor and management.

Playing Politics
When we hear about someone playing politics, it is almost always considered an evil thing, yet engaging in political thought is something each of us do every day. Whenever you are trying to influence the thinking of other people to be more aligned with your own opinions, you are engaging in politics. It is human nature.
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