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How To Keep Loyal Employees 101

Smooth Sale

Of course, not all criticism will be constructive, so it’s important to distinguish between helpful feedback and that which to ignore. Create a Positive Environment Your working environment should be conducive to a productive atmosphere. Employee Benefits What keeps your employees from going to work for a competitor?

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The No. 1 Skill Top Salespeople Must Master

Sales and Marketing Management

This is the information that helps a salesperson construct a sale, to build a solution for a buyer. Of course, most salespeople plan to inquire about pain… “What is one thing you would like to have better than you have today?”. Positioning questions expose areas that a buyer does not perceive could be better or different.

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Surprising research about employee engagement and conflict

Selling Essentials RapidLearning Center

Constructive controversy’ The Minnesota researchers conducted a series of laboratory and field experiments on what they called “constructive controversy,” defined as organized conflict in small groups over ideas. Keep it positive. Yes, as long as it remains positive and stays focused on ideas, not personalities.

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Bringing a House of Business to Reality

Pipeliner

In our series on building a house of business, we first covered the numerous aspects of vision, which of course comes before anything else. When erecting a building, between the vision and actual construction comes the architectural design, and the detailed plans. There are, of course, good-hearted people in a company.

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Your Market’s New Normal

Pipeliner

Figuratively, of course, but perhaps literally on the darkest days. Construction, transportation, and the consumables markets as well. Regarding service structure and deployment, how effectively positioned are you for the virtual world? From real estate to residential construction to transportation – they’re all touched.

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9 Ways to Get the Most from Sales Video Coaching

Sales and Marketing Management

Reps and their managers can see what their buyers will see, and learn from it – making course corrections before those high-stakes conversations. Sales coaching like this has many documented benefits – from reinforcing training, to culling and promoting best practices, to even positively impacting the bottom line. Here’s How it Works.

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5 Keys to Sales Coaching

Anthony Cole Training

Coaching salespeople is hard work and it helps to have a consistent and effective process to help keep you on course. This includes both positive and constructive feedback. They include: Insight. Demonstrate. Action Plan. These are the 5 Keys to Coaching! 5 Keys to Coaching - Insight. 5 Keys to Coaching - Feedback.