Pay-off: flip this on its head and you’ll help and earn co-operation from others from now on Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here “Treat others how you would like to be treated”, your mother once told you. You liked that idea. It made perfect sense. So as best you could, you did it. Which …
Payoff: the right way to win over a new customer (or contact, or friend) Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Why is it that in an attempt to ‘sell’ most people still seem to think that you should start conversations with your experience and credentials? You shouldn’t. It’s almost certainly going to come …
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Pay-off: something else within your control that can help others make the right decision (like asking them to marry you?) Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here How to convince someone (by changing their environment) It’s probably worth considering that decisions aren’t made in isolation of one’s environment. You think you’re being sensible and …
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Pay-off: Some ideas and a step by step guide to help you get to the decision maker and get a ‘yes’ Investment: 5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here How to help a prospective client organisation make an informed business decision You know what it’s like. You’ve put a lot of time and effort into engaging …
Pay-off: Immediately actionable advice to connect yourself to more rewarding opportunities Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Everything is connected Or at least it has the potential to be. (You could discover how things are connected, or find a way to connect things, or people.) If you’re not building connections between things, ideas, …
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Pay-off: Know your value and prove it to those you serve (you won’t want to just read this article – you’ll want to actively tear it apart and rebuild it into useful ideas that you can apply – so grab a pen and paper!) Investment: 15 minutes (includes 23 questions to build value, charge and earn more …
Payoff: the fastest, easiest and most accurate way to read ‘body language’ Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Hands up who likes being misinterpreted, judged and then treated inappropriately? OK, what about……hands up who likes reading people’s body language, then forming a half-baked opinion about what that person is really thinking, as if you’ve …
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Pay-off: Understand the top 5 limitations holding your consultants back from selling Investment: < 7 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here If you lead or manage a team of consultants who you think should be developing business but are holding back, it’s probably due to any or all of these five ‘value-limiting’ challenges. If you are a consultant …
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Pay-off: how to get clarity or help someone else get clarity to move forwards Investment: 2.5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Many problems are a clarity issue, nothing more. The less clearly we can see from A to B, the less likely we’ll attempt to advance from A to B. If you can’t see …
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Pay-off: two simple actions that help you find sales opportunities Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Is a coincidence that goes unnoticed still a coincidence? You kind of have to notice it to label it a ‘coincidence’ don’t you? But what about all the coincidences in your life that you missed? That …
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