Posts in Organization
Addressing Recruiting, Retention, and Performance Issues

Hybrid working is simply another way of describing flexible working arrangements. Its prevalence has been accelerated by COVID-19. The pandemic has presented an unprecedented opportunity for employers to re-examine their approach to flexible working. And for many, it's not a case of making a simple switch.

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Don’t Be the Salesperson Everyone Hates

I realized that if I treated my internal customers with the same care as my external customers, just like I got more money from my clients, I would get more help from others in the building.

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What Do You Want, Control or Results?

From a legal perspective, when you work with an independent contractor, you relinquish control over how, when, and where they do their work. Though, when work is about outcomes and results, isn’t controlling the how, when, and where control for the sake of control?

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Companies Are Bleeding Leadership Talent

Half of those hired in from the outside turn out to be unsuccessful. That is a staggering statistic, and from a sales leadership perspective completely in line with other stats frequently quoted: a 2.5-year average tenure of a sales leader and only 1.5 years for the first VP of Sales a company hires.

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Recruiters Believe That Top-Notch Soft Skills Outweigh Experience

Interestingly, technical skills (59.6%) and computer skills (55.1%), often considered among the most important skills an applicant can possess in today’s high-tech job market, ranked quite low by comparison.

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Leading Without Authority

The goal of leadership is to get others to willingly cooperate and engage, rather than following your directives because you’re in a position of authority. So, it does not matter if you have authority.

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The Ultimate Checklist Before Your First Sales Hire

Imagine you are the founder, owner, or CEO of a young, ambitious company. You have developed a great new product. You have taken it to some potential clients. And some of those clients were so impressed by the product that they purchased from you.  You are now ready to go to market. 

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When Even a Bad Leader is Dependable

Respect time, yours, and others. If you tell someone you can meet at a certain time, you have made a promise. Being on time shows others that you are a person of your word, that you are dependable, and your word can be trusted.

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Avoid This Killer Phrase

Backing it with evidence is very important. Data from the MIT Sloan School of Management determined that companies that utilized data-driven decision-making saw a 6% increase in productivity compared to those organizations that did not.

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6 Best Practices That I Ignored

Managing up doesn’t mean sucking up. It means being the most effective employee you can be, creating value for your boss and your company. That’s why the best path to a healthy relationship begins and ends with doing your job, and doing it well.

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