Sat.Dec 16, 2017

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5 Tips for Being an Original Thinker (or, Creativity is Messy)

Pipeliner

In business it’s a constantly repeated mantra: “Think OUTSIDE the BOX.” There is one fact that many don’t seem to grasp: the road to original ideas is not direct. Finding a location such as “outside the box” cannot be accomplished with a GPS. It’s off the grid–much like traveling a dirt road, encountering and taking detours, and keeping your fingers crossed that you’ll know when you’ve arrived at the right place.

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Be a Stand-Out Seller: Focus on Product

Engage Selling

Top-ranked sellers who work in crowded markets—especially in industries where the products or services are commodities or hard to distinguish from each other—can teach you a lot about how to be a stand-out sales performer.