Innovative Business Leadership
Why People Fail is actually a twist on words. It could just as easily been titled along the lines of How to Be Successful. Siimon provides an easily read book that highlights 16 key points underlying how people set themselves up to fail.
Step by step, Siimon discusses ways readers can incrementally work to improve themselves, from self-image, through proper health and exercise, to rituals and persistence…to name a few.
Your Sales team is where your company’s efforts meet the world. They’re where the rubber meets the road. Your organizations efforts can live, or die, based on the performance of your Sales team. The happier they are, the more positive they feel, the more confident they are in your offerings, the better they sell. And the better revenue flows.
But what if the apple cart gets upset?
This is a challenge currently facing a lot of companies, particularly in the B2B (business-to-business) space. As SaaS offerings become more common-place, traditional software sales models are being upset.
By now, if you’ve tapped into almost any media source, you’ve heard of how the Costa Concordia ran aground, sank, and created a world of mayhem for all involved.
We all make mistakes. To do so is to be human. And, while tragic, that mistake is not itself where the real failure of leadership was demonstrated.
You’ve seen people hijack a discussion. Now, there’s a term for interjecting yourself into the news: newsjacking. Think of it as surfing and catching a wave. Get it right, and it’ll take you for a ride.
A product or service exists to solve a problem. That’s a negative. Can you still sell a product if there’s no problem to solve?
If you’re not already engaged in social media in relation to your product, why aren’t you? A brief look at an overlooked toolset.
If you struggle with how to adjust to keep up with today’s business world, consider grabbing a copy to read. Mike’s work will be worth your time.
Taking on a new role today may be a very rude awakening for you. Perhaps making a meaningful change on your own terms is a better idea than having it forced upon you at an inopportune time.
Networking. The very word makes people ill. Here are 7 basics to help get you on the right path.
It is not uncommon for senior leaders to seek out coaches. The idea of seeking out a coach to—specifically—help me in improving strategically important relationships (e.g. important to my success and/or the business’) was a new idea.
