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lead change
How To Lead Change – Positively

The only certainty about change is that it will never be this slow in the future. Everyone has resistance to change, but research shows those with high performance potential have lower resistance.

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motivated people
How You Motivate People

In a leadership role, and anyone who is responsible for the performance of others is a leader, you are always setting an example whether consciously or not. If you’re hacked off who is going to pick it up? Everyone.

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sales referrals
Consultative Sales Training – Ask For Referrals

Something that never ceases to amaze me is the effort that many organisations direct towards getting new business while overlooking their existing client base. That’s crazy – it’s like filling a bucket that has a hole in it.

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top performer
Decide To Be A Top Performer

Many people start a new job or their job description changes and they have the attitude, ‘I’ll wait and see whether or not this job comes up to my expectations.’

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sales training
Consultative Sales Training – The Vital Ingredient

The ability to convince yourself of your potential is the greatest selling skill of all. To win more business with this approach, one of the questions you must ask yourself is: ‘Am I a two- or three dimensional salesperson?’

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positive mindset
Protect Your Positive Mindset

Protect your attitude in sales and leadership roles

The laws of aerodynamics tell us that the bumble bee cannot fly. Its wings are too small, it’s too heavy, it has insufficient muscle and it’s the wrong shape. Technically there is no known way that a bumble bee can get off the ground. But fortunately, no one has told the bees and they carry on flying around.

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Set The Direction
The First Rule of Leadership – Set the Direction

Your ability to set the direction, quite rightly, is a key focus of good leadership training. What’s your goal? What key areas do you need to work on? What are the priorities?

Your responsibility to your followers is to be clear about where you are headed. You must define the performance objective.

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Leadership sweet spot
The Leadership Sweet Spot

In this hard to predict economy, two themes are clear – first, competition is strong and getting stronger. Your competition is just a click away. And second, as products and services become more and more alike, the difference is people. The only thing your competitors cannot copy is the relationships you have with your team and your customers. That’s why inspirational leadership training is vital to business success.

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12 Major causes of failure in leadership
The 12 Major Causes of Failure in Leadership

Leadership training normally focuses on what you should do, however it is is just as important to know what NOT to do.

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