One of the most valuable lessons I ever learned happened in an unexpected way. I was boarding an early morning flight from DC to Dallas. The weather was clear, and I was looking forward to a few hours of quiet time and maybe even some shut eye.
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Many organizations share a common assumption that if an employee isn't doing something "right," then he or she needs more training.
The 41st annual Banished Words List is out, and it doesn't include my nomination. I nominate the other four lettered F-word: fear. Why? Because fear is so corrosive and yet invisible.
Every company wants to grow sales, and using sales training to achieve that goal is certainly plausible. Unfortunately, whether the programs are developed internally or purchased from a supplier, most sales training initiatives fail to
Constant change and uncertainty have exhausted buyers. The global economy has made every major purchasing decision seem like life or death. Customers today are trying to keep up with changing marketplace dynamics by innovating and taking their company from
Struggling to differentiate themselves in today's crowded and hurried markets, many salespeople and account managers rely too much on products and pricing and too little on what matters most to their customers.
Susan is one of the best salespeople in her company. Late last year, she discovered her fourth quarter numbers were short and she needed to nail down one more sale in order to meet her quota and, more importantly, help the company achieve its financial
One of my favorite segments of corporate learning is the sales training and coaching space. At Training Industry, we watch this section of the market carefully for trends, as the proximity to tangible outcomes and measurability of the impact
The digital skills gap is real and has the potential to sink organizations that don't catch it early amongst their employees. The office, Internet and digital collaboration skills that were once just nice-to-have capabilities have now fully become the back
After many years of speaking at numerous learning conferences, participants still come up to us and ask, "How do I get business leaders to support my learning initiative?" From the popularity of this question, it appears that this is one of the biggest