“Business Networking and Sex (Not What You Think)” by Ivan Misner, Ph.D., Hazel Walker, and Frank De Raffele offers three experts’ perspectives on issues that rise in networking situations and how to learn from both sexes, male and ...
Read moreOne of the most important things you can do in selling is to communicate visually whether it telling powerful stories, using analogies or writing sketches using a whiteboard. The reason for using pictures in your selling or marketing strategies is key for ...
Read moreMany of us are at our best in an emergency or crisis situation. When the demands of life seem to be overwhelming we rise to the occasion because, for lack of better terms, we “have to.” Maybe it is because we feel we don’t have another ...
Read moreI believe Social Media has some challenges with its name. The definition of social is “of or relating to human society.” I guess my problem with this as a definition is because “social media” is by real definition “of or related to a virtual ...
Read moreInspiring Minds Book Club just started its latest book, The Magic by Rhonda Byrne, and I must share the teachings of the first chapter. The chapter is about Gratitude. Gratitude is giving thanks. It is amazing to me, the many things there are to be thankful ...
Read moreToday, innovation moves almost at the speed of thought. The business model you had, the job you had and the services you provide could very easily be outdated in the same decade they were created. What does that mean to you as a business owner or CEO? Work ...
Read moreStephanie Ringer, owner of Workshop, The Creative Workplace and Rainmakers Area Director in Louisville, shared her secrets to networking on the Leadership Development Program (LDP) call this week. Stephanie says, “Getting More is Giving More.” ...
Read moreLast weekend I went into a restaurant that from the from second you walked in the door was engaging you on the social front. They wanted you to like them on Facebook, gave you things to say and even offered you a coupon if you mentioned them. It occurred ...
Read moreEver feel like you are having one-on-one meetings with the “right” people, but you cannot bridge the gap between the initial meeting and becoming strategic partners? I hear this feedback a lot and it sounds something like this, “We had a ...
Read moreSales have changed so much over the last 30 years that people that have not made the adjustments seem to be struggling unnecessarily. They are not using the changes to their advantages. Yes, there are 5 times as many mediums coming at your target clients, ...
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