Babette Ten Haken

APRIL 8, 2019

There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, pay grades and levels of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Find out more right here. Her playbook of communication hacks, Do YOU Mean Business?

Decision Maker 101

Decision Maker SME Ideal Customer Profile Engineering 101

Babette Ten Haken

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Alternatively, their education and certifications scream out a completely different skill set than the leadership track they so desperately want to target. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Thus, there is no “next level” of funding for them to realistically qualify for. is available on Amazon.com.

Ideal Customer Profile 147

Ideal Customer Profile Customer SME Sales Qualified Lead 147

Babette Ten Haken

APRIL 4, 2019

Then, take the next steps towards bridging the cross-discipline, cross-educational communications abyss. There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, pay grades and levels of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association.

SME 75

SME Ideal Customer Profile Education Retention 75

Babette Ten Haken

MARCH 18, 2019

Do they perceive you as exclusive and elitist, because you are more educated and have a fancier job title and pay grade than they do? There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, paygrades and levels of education. Find out more right here.

SME 83

SME Retention Ideal Customer Profile Margin 83

Babette Ten Haken

APRIL 11, 2019

In terms of job titles, pay grades, professional disciplines, level of education, you name it. There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, paygrades and levels of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association.

Ideal Customer Profile 61

Ideal Customer Profile SME Networking Retention 61

Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Regardless of job title, function, pay grade or educational pedigree (or not). She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Have I got your attention? Consider that each employee touches some aspect of the customer acquisition and retention process. In my book, Do YOU Mean Business ? , Image source: Fotolia.

Revenue 85

Revenue Retention SME Ideal Customer Profile 85

Babette Ten Haken

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And let’s not forget the colleagues who are more or less as well-educated as we are. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. When working with “those” colleagues who intimidate us with the big words they use. Or, other colleagues who are more chatty than they are substantial.

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SME Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Call-back 79

Babette Ten Haken

AUGUST 27, 2018

In addition, these employees may not have the same educational background as you do, job function or professional degree. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Reaching out to all the people who make a business hum often moves you one millimeter beyond the comfort of your own job description.

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Customer SME Retention Engineering 88

Babette Ten Haken

DECEMBER 20, 2018

No matter what the size of their businesses, or level of their education, trust me on this one, folks. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. I am privileged and honored to travel the globe, speaking to and working with many talented entrepreneurs and business professionals.

Ideal Customer Profile 87

Ideal Customer Profile SME Hiring Face-to-face 87

Babette Ten Haken

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Or follow a traditional educational pathway. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Our clients will tell us, if we bother to ask, that the most valuable people in our organizations most often do not have fancy job titles. Or make lots of money. That is why our clients do not care about our job titles.

Ideal Customer Profile 77

Ideal Customer Profile SME Hiring Retention 77

Babette Ten Haken

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Are employees with different educational pedigrees “allowed” to work with each other, cross-functionally? Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. To find the “someone’s” in the organization who do know the right answers? And then, what happens with that knowledge? Is it shared or hoarded?

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SME Ideal Customer Profile Hiring Retention 70

Babette Ten Haken

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Or as well-educated, well-traveled, or experienced in business, technology, you-name-it. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Then again, we create a lot of communication barriers when we do not communicate. Because we get the clear message that we are not as smart as they are. Image source: Fotolia.

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Remedy Hiring SME Ideal Customer Profile 97

SugarCRM

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Meet other Sugar Customers and SME’s in the new Social Club ! Whether you’re a business user or a manager, a marketer, services, or a salesperson, you’ll find it easier to educate yourself on new product enhancements and innovations. It’s a Wrap!

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SugarCRM SME Webinar Metrics Groups 26

Babette Ten Haken

MARCH 21, 2018

Are your leaders fortunate enough to attend high-profile meetings, featuring extremely well-educated thought-leaders? She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Then what happens, once they return to the workplace? Do they embrace, or resist, the recommendations made by the insightful speakers?

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SME Hiring Retention Ideal Customer Profile 65

Babette Ten Haken

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And, trust me friends, the “what we bring” is far more than our professional titles, educational pedigrees, certifications or sales close ratio. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Understanding what each of us brings to our organization’s table, day after day, catalyzes professional innovation.

Ideal Customer Profile 75

Ideal Customer Profile SME Hiring Retention 75

Babette Ten Haken

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Even when we work with people who are more or less educated than we are. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. The real-deal form of collaboration is about making hard calls. And learning how to weigh variables and create options and present ideas. is available on Amazon.com.

Ideal Customer Profile 64

Ideal Customer Profile SME Hiring Retention 64

Babette Ten Haken

JULY 9, 2018

Regardless of job function, level of education, gender, ethnicity, generationalism and all “those” attributes which separate people and reinforce Us versus Them mindset. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Even while working within command-control, siloed corporate cultures. is available on Amazon.

Face-to-face 58

Face-to-face SME Retention Margin 58

Babette Ten Haken

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Many startup founders and entrepreneurs are extremely well-educated. She is an EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) and a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. However, more importantly, teams face their assumptions about themselves. Often, they have technical or scientific backgrounds.

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Decision Maker Customer SME Retention 72

Babette Ten Haken

MAY 9, 2018

Or do you wait around for your company to decide to take care of your educational needs? Then again, do you work for a company which does not recognize the value of an educated, engaged and self-motivated workforce? She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. How does complacency move you forward?

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Strategy SME Retention Education 51

Babette Ten Haken

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Whether due to educational pedigree, knowledge-based or manual employment status or pay grade. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. The third of these Industry40 soft skills develops a common set of terms and principles for collaboration and communication. Working full time.

Ideal Customer Profile 73

Ideal Customer Profile Face-to-face SME Hiring 73

Babette Ten Haken

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Many startup founders and entrepreneurs are extremely well-educated. She is an EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) and a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. However, more importantly, teams face their assumptions about themselves. Often, they have technical or scientific backgrounds.

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Decision Maker Customer SME Retention 59

Babette Ten Haken

JUNE 21, 2018

Often, legacy business models and mindset allow the folks with the highest levels of education and greatest number of professional acronyms after their name to maintain elitist and exclusive habits. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Think about your daily interactions. is available on Amazon.

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SME Margin Retention Travel 53

Babette Ten Haken

JULY 2, 2018

She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Babette’s One Millimeter Mindset Workshops and Speaking programs leverage collaboration to catalyze professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer retention. Babette’s playbook of collaboration tools, Do YOU Mean Business? , is available on Amazon.

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SME Retention Motivation Meeting 53

Babette Ten Haken

JUNE 7, 2018

Often, the educational pedigree of employees may not extend past high school. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. For starters, the foundation of this digital workforce hiring strategy is hiring employees who know how to learn. Especially in smaller businesses and enterprises. Image source: Fotolia.

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Strategy Outsourcing Services Hiring SME 63

Babette Ten Haken

MAY 30, 2018

Regardless of your background, highest level of education achieved, job title or years of experience, gender, religion and all of that other Us versus Them mindset which tends to divide and conquer the workplace. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Heavy stuff, huh? is available on Amazon.

SME 55

SME Influencer Retention Education 55

Babette Ten Haken

AUGUST 20, 2018

Regardless of our job titles, professional degrees, level of education or organizational function. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. In fact, these stories seem to be so unremarkable to us, that we take these for granted. After all, we just are being, well, “us.” is available on Amazon.com.

Retention 51

Retention Customer SME Industry 51

Babette Ten Haken

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Unfortunately, employees were under-skilled, lacking soft skills , education and leadership skills essential for critical thinking. She is an EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System®) and a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. That left the employees in charge. Eventually cash flow tanked.

SME 55

SME Engineering Retention Intent 55

Babette Ten Haken

JUNE 18, 2018

Regardless of your professional discipline, your level of education or your current job function, you either crave comfort or target discomfort, in some way. She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Think about it. Are you comfortable being professionally uncomfortable, or not? is available on Amazon.

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Lead Rank SME Exercises Proposal 61

Babette Ten Haken

JUNE 28, 2018

She is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Babette’s One Millimeter Mindset Workshops and Speaking programs leverage collaboration to catalyze professional innovation, workforce engagement and customer retention. Babette’s playbook of collaboration tools, Do YOU Mean Business? , is available on Amazon.

SME 54

SME Engineering Pivotal Retention 54

Babette Ten Haken

MARCH 27, 2019

In my experience working with clients, there is no better way to catalyze cross-functional and cross- educational communication than by co-creating stories, together. Regardless of job title, pay grade or level of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Find out more right here.

Ideal Customer Profile 18

Ideal Customer Profile SME Education Engineering 18

Babette Ten Haken

MAY 6, 2019

There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, pay grades, generations and levels of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. And, I assume that even though we are all together, we may not be on the same page.

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Meeting SME Ideal Customer Profile Retention 17

BrainShark

MAY 3, 2022

Most traditional tools for delivering training (called learning management systems or LMS) require advanced technical skills to create and deliver educational content. The SME is likely aware of this and can stress the importance of that objection and explain how to overcome it in more detail. How is your organization structured?

Training 71

Training Hiring How To Course 71

LeadFuze

JUNE 7, 2021

The rise of the SME salesforce. The buyers are self-educating and don’t require you to be the font of knowledge, but to be the human element in the purchase that can display the art of the sale. The professional development of one-way flow from manager to sales rep is seriously outdated. ” ~ Robert K. Cooper, PhD.

Training 52

Training Hiring Trends Retention 52

Babette Ten Haken

JANUARY 30, 2020

In terms of your own storytelling acumen, regardless of your job title, pay grade, level of education, generation or professional discipline. I am a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Not only from the story you tell, but also as a result of how you deliver that story to them? Contact me here.

Ideal Customer Profile 102

Ideal Customer Profile SME Retention Intent 102

Babette Ten Haken

APRIL 10, 2019

There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, paygrades and levels of education. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Find out more right here. Her playbook of communication hacks, Do YOU Mean Business?

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Decision Maker SME Retention Hiring 13

Anthony Iannarino

JANUARY 16, 2020

To stay on top of the things that are going to impact your clients and prospects requires that you continue to pay attention and continue to educate yourself and improve your perspective. Making a good argument means understanding the other side of the case and accepting the valid points that conflict with your view.

eBook 77

eBook Trends B2B Government 77

Babette Ten Haken

APRIL 24, 2019

Regardless of their job titles, pay grades, levels of education or generation, each employee is invested in the role they play. There is no better way than storytelling to bridge communication disconnects between professional disciplines, paygrades, generations and levels of education. Find out more right here.

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Company SME Ideal Customer Profile Loyalty 107