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It is always challenging to interview salespeople and to determine whether or not they have the abilities necessary to sell. This hiring guide might help you indentify your next sales superstar, or prevent a serious hiring mistake. If you already sell, answering these questions can help you identify the skills you need to develop Read More

We are often consumed by visions of success or greatness. And what that takes is often deceiving because movies and writers only like to showcase the exciting parts of winning—the SportsCenter highlights or the six months before the big sale or IPO.

I think about my friend Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) when he talks about his 10+ years of .. Read More

I really like these Honda videos.

I picked out a list of my favorite inspirational one liners…

What ideas will you take from this video to help you achieve greatness Read More

There is a point to diminishing returns in how successfully you can grow while streamlining or shrinking resources, especially in sales organizations. If shrink too far to achieve productivity, you risk impacting the client experience and the ability for the sales force to meet both company and client expectations Read More

Interviewing salespeople is difficult. It is hard to unearth whether they really have the underlying attributes of a high performer, or whether they just talk a good game. The TSB Success Attributes Hiring Guide just may help you hire your next superstar, or avoid your next turnover statistic Read More

I’m still unpacking tons of ideas from SOBCon 2010, but one of my favorites revealed itself completely by accident in a conversation with Jon Swanson (@jnswanson), at the coffee pot no less. I’m sure it didn’t even register with Jon, but it reminded me how important simple idle chat is to creativity.

So, my chat was typical conference (2.0) introductory chatter Read More

Every time you try something new there’s always some unexpected effect. SOBCon 2010 was something new for me. And the unexpected effect was relationships.

That may seem an odd statement. We go to conferences to network and build relationships. At least, that’s what we tell our bosses and our companies. Think. We often fail–don’t we Read More

What can we learn from Fight Club when it comes to dealing with today's economic climate? Just this: it's time to hit the reset button in our lives and move on Read More

So many people are seeking the legendary place called work-life balance. Bad news: there's no such thing. What you want to find is harmony in the different areas of your life Read More

If you don’t show the value you will definitely not win whatever your price is. Even if you have a lowest price on the market, it does not mean much to the prospect, because they don’t see the difference between your product and ones from the competition Read More