You may be asking yourself, “How can I improve my management skills?” The reason you want to know is you are employed as a manager of a small team in a larger organisation; and you feel that you would benefit from some good advice that would help you to achieve your management goals
Month: January 2016
The 25 Essential Books for Every Entrepreneur’s Library – Entrepreneur.com
No matter what stage you’re at in the entrepreneur journey, whether you just launched your first startup or have started several successful businesses, you can always use the advice of people who have “been there, done that.’’ What better way to get advice then from the pages of a book?
I’ve been lucky
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Top 10 Retail Banking Trends and Predictions for 2016 – Brian Solis
I’ve been spending an increasing amount of time studying the state and future of finance, banking and retail. Behind the scenes, I’ve spent time with several national and global finance companies/banks as well as several retailers all looking to understand…
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The 3 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before Trying to Close Any Prospect – Hubspot.com
If you’ve been reading HubSpot’s Sales blog long enough, you know that we’re firm believers that sales is about advising and helping, not disqualifying and closing. “Always Be Helping” is one of our mantras, a play on Glengarry Glen Ross’ “Always Be Closing” quote. Unlike in…
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4 Alarming Signs of a Broken Sales Process – Hubspot.com
I lean pretty heavily on my editor.
She provides insights that take my posts from average to good to great. In addition, she has set up defined steps I can follow to ensure I get my post right.
When the system we’ve established breaks down, I can determine what didn’t work and where I need to…
Fail Fast, But Don’t Forget to Learn from Your Failures – Lifehacker.com
Failure seems to be having a moment, and that’s great. Embracing failure means you grow and progress, and that’s a good thing. However, in your zest to fail, don’t forget to actually learn from those failures.
By now, you’ve probably heard
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5 Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2016 – Previomedia.com
Wondering what to expect in the coming year? There’s a few interesting changes in marketing trends that may just surprise a few of you.
Here’s a short primer of some of the big shakeups happening in marketing and the whole Internet of Things this year: