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TAKE personal responsibility for everything you say and do. Be clear on the exact outcomes, the results, you want. Then make a true decision. Decide to go for what you want and settle for nothing less. If that action takes you closer to where you want to go, do more of the same. If not,…… Continue Reading
MAKE up your mind that you will remember. Recall positive memories, store memories, think positively, rest your mind and remember a keen memory is a skill you can nurture and not something you were born with. So work on it.… Continue Reading
1. Sell as your customer likes to buy – let them lead the flow, dictate the pace and be “in charge” (follow their behaviour, not your process). You listen; ask questions that show you are listening. And answer any questions you are asked – directly. Real recent mystery shopping experience – Me “I am really…… Continue Reading
BEING a good leader is not the sole preserve of the entrepreneur. Using recently-retired Sir Alex Ferguson as an example, it is clear from his absence in football that leadership can make a difference in sport, too. Leadership skills possess a universal template. Leading by example, creating a vision, focusing on the positives and copying…… Continue Reading
WORK on ownership, accountability and strengths. Hold a meeting and, as a team, agree that no one will ever say anything behind each others’ backs which they would not say to their faces. This is a given, and must be accepted on an emotional level. If everyone simply nods, they will not do it. If…… Continue Reading
IT can be hard, soft or even something in between. Selling comes in various forms and at varying stages of a product or a service’s life. Ideally you will need something to show a potential customer. You will need a proposal. Arriving at a client’s premises without one – ideally samples of what you intend…… Continue Reading
ASK yourself these questions. * What’s your biggest dream? * What do you want to achieve long term? * What does success look like to you? * What’s important to you? Then, consider where you are now, before appreciating what you have to do to get to where you want to be. Then do it!…… Continue Reading
EVER wondered how to? How to what I hear you say? Well, how do do, almost anything? I was perusing the Naked Coach other day when I came across David Taylor’s top 100 How Tos in business and coaching. The chapter actually starts with the heading: ‘The Answer’s Yes…What’s The Question? How’s that for positivity?…… Continue Reading
MAKE a good impression by making sure you make eye contact and smile – a genuine smile with your eyes and your mouth – when you meet someone. Be genuinely happy to meet all new people and they will be more receptive to you from the outset – and you will feel great. … Continue Reading
FROM experience, site visits as a learning tool can either be an excellent source of education or a load of old rubbish. Well, in the case of Naked Leader’s recent trip (click to see pictures) to a client’s recycling facility, it turned out to be both! With Christmas upon us perhaps we should all think…… Continue Reading