By Scott McKain – Dynamic Speaker on Innovation, Sales & Customer Service When I was about 16 years old, the manager of the small-town radio station I worked for told me that we were going to be emceeing the concert of a gospel quartet. As you can imagine, to…
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9 Basics of Sales Everyone Must Know
By Marc Wayshak – All-American Athlete, Sales Author and Speaker Ever find yourself in a selling situation where you thought things were going well…but then suddenly the prospect disappeared, or the sale just didn’t go the way you expected? Most of the time, sales situations that unexpectedly…
The #1 Most Important Leadership Quality
By Tom Flick – All-Pro Authority on Leadership, Leading Change and Increasing Performance Last week I posted an article entitled The Humble Leader: Giving and Receiving Feedback, and this week I would like to expand on this critical leadership quality. It is a quality often overlooked by many. Yet,…
How to Build a Dynamic Speaker Series
Looking for new ways to create a dynamic event for your team in an era of Zoom Gloom? Consider hosting a Speaker Series to drive engagement over a defined period of time with expert speakers across a wide variety of topics that are relevant to your organization or audience. Let’s…
Hybrid Events: The Best of Both Worlds
Until vaccines are rolled out on a massive scale, travel restrictions will continue preventing a return to the large scale events and conferences that were the norm until February 2020. With that in mind, many of our clients have opted for Hybrid Events that combine live audiences with a virtual…
5 Lessons Leaders Say They Are Taking Away From 2020
By Adrian Gostick – Speaker on Leadership, Anxiety in the Workplace and Employee Engagement I received a holiday card this year that summed up 2020 perfectly. It read: “Well, that was weird.” For businesses, 2020 has indeed been like nothing we’d experienced before. We saw pandemic-related closures, a…
Creating a More Inclusive Definition of “Inclusion”
By Heather R. Younger – Speaker on Diversity, Resilience & Overcoming Adversity According to the Cato Institute, nearly two-thirds of Americans say today’s political climate prevents them from vocalizing their beliefs because they fear others will find them offensive. In my work as an employee engagement expert, I find…
A Lesson From 2020: Get Simple Before You Get Strategic
By Lisa Bodell – Global Leader on Culture Change Focused on Simplification and Innovation If your strategic plan for 2020 was scrapped in Q1, you’re in good company. Beyond the new best practice of adding contingency plans for a global pandemic, this year offers a rare opportunity to…
Case Study: How to Motivate Hospital Patient Care Teams to Work Synergistically
The Biggest Integrated Health Delivery System in the US: How to Motivate Hospital Patient Care Teams to Work Synergistically The Challenge Patient Care Teams are charged with the safety and wellbeing of patients in hospitals. Depending on the patient’s condition, these teams may include more than ten medical professionals, ranging…
How to Deliver a High Impact Sales Pitch
By Ryan Estis – Speaker on Business Performance, Leadership and Sales You’re escorted to the boardroom room with a big prospective customer. You stand to make the pitch. It’s go time — your time to wow the people around the table and win a big piece of business.