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Is internal competition eating away at your sales results?
Many sales cultures are traditionally based on respect for authority, status and success, and encouraging competitive, challenging and achievement-oriented atmospheres. Although this is not true for all businesses, especially in the 21st Century! There are a growing number of businesses adopting more collegiate, lead team approaches. However, despite different types of cultures, sales performance and results are usually derived from the efforts of individuals. Harnessing those individual efforts to achieve synergy (the sum is greater than its individual parts) is a key task of management, yet so many get it wrong. Let’s take a look at one case study and see why.
Staying Naïve
There something to be said for remaining naive. Why is it that rookies who are green and don't know any better can often outsell seasoned veterans? In many ways, mentally staying naive has it's benefits.

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“Your Business Coach’s Top Ten Tips on How to Demonstrate Respect Where You Work and While You Work There”
Every one of us needs respect. And this is true at home and at work. In most, if not all, of the focus groups I have facilitated over the past fifteen years, the lack of respect is identified as a critical issue in the workplace. We know when we have respect and we know when we don’t have respect. Whenever I hear the word respect, I am always connected to Aretha Franklin singing, “R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out what it means to me” People in today’s workplace are literally crying out for respect for who they are, for what they do and for what value they bring to the organization. So how do we and how can we demonstrate respect where we work and while we work there? There are some simple and very powerful actions to demonstrate respect. Here is a top ten (10) list of tips from your business coach on how to demonstrate respect.

11 Speaking Tips
A conversation, a sales meeting, a board meeting, an interview, a courtroom case... all are special situations which require you to communicate clearly, drive the action and create the result you want. You can learn skills to engineer the outcome, make the most of your opportunities, gain respect, and advance your career. Here are eleven tips to practice that will help you feel powerful and authentic, and will help you be perceived as a person of authority and trust:

“If you were put on trial as an expert,
“If you were put on trial as an expert, would there be any evidence to convict you? The fourth characteristic of high performing salespeople is expertise. Expertise is the element of the law of authority. The law of authority says, “if you are perceived as an authority or expert, trust is enhanced.” We trust experts. We trust experts who testify in court. We trust doctors who have been trained well and are experienced in their field. How would you feel if, while seeing a doctor, who said to you, “You need an operation, I’ve never done this one before, but I think I can do it?”

How to Earn Respect at the Office
Many struggles at work can be attributed to one major symptom: a lack of respect from your co-workers, subordinates or supervisors. But, if you feel there is a lack of respect, how do you go about regaining or earning that trust from those in your workplace? Do you go around demanding that others respect you because of your title or position?
Leaders Lead, Executives Execute - Responsible Communications Is The Difference
Peter Senge starts the article with this quote: "Leadership shows up when no one in the room knows who has the authority." Obviously the leader has the authority, and therefore in his/her communication does not have to "prove it". This article provides 5 ways leaders can maintain authority and still be respectful of every participant.

Third Generation Leadership resolves problems
Respect is an interesting concept. When Group 8 Education were researching issues in education, one of the questions they asked teachers was: “Do you treat your students with respect?” The answer was an unequivocal “Yes”. When students from their classes were asked: “Do your teachers treat you with respect?” the answer was a resounding “No”. How could the perceptions be so different? The answer lies in the difference between “conditional respect” and “unconditional respect”.

10 Steps to Creating a Lead-Generating Authority Web Site
One of the most effective client attraction strategies you can create for your business is to develop an authority web site. An authority web site is one based on a specific topic, and these types of sites are usually found at the top of search engine results. Here are 10 steps that online service business owners can follow to create an authority web site for their business:
Five Secrets to Exercising Authority
The problem is that most managers and other figures of authority - Directors, V.P.'s, and Business Owners -- have never been taught how to properly exercise authority and command respect as leaders. If you find yourself in this position, follow this proven, 5-step method for exercising authority. It will not only get results, but it will establish, or re-establish, your role as leader of your sales team or department.

What Makes A Good Website? Create Authority And Dominate!
Grab and hold attention by becoming an authority site! The question, "What makes a good website?" is often asked. I feel building an authority site is the surest and best method to get all the right kind of attention you want online. When your site becomes an authority in a niche, new opportunities come forward and it becomes a lot easier to play the whole Internet marketing game. But what exactly should you be doing to make your site an authority? The answers may surprise you...

Making the Transition from the Employee to the Supervisor
Most employees recognize and accept the fact that someone is "in charge." So you have a base already present from which to establish your authority within the group. From there, authority is established through your actions.

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