Are You Managing By Activity or Results?

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Jeff Goldberg

Training sales managers is often a challenge. Lets face it...theyre jaded, overworked, have lots of responsibility, and often were never trained to do their jobs. In fact, in most cases, sales managers became sales managers because they were top performing salespeople. ... More »

Recover from Mistakes Gracefully

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Maxine Kamin

Recovery is making good on a mistake. No matter how hard you try, you, or the company you work for, can make an error. Think of a mistake as an opportunity to regain the customers loyalty. As you read in Step 2, customers who have a problem that gets resolved are actual... More »

Utilizing ROI to Forecast the Potential Impact of Human Performance Solutions

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Cindy Thatcher

Purpose The purpose of this return-on-investment (ROI) study is to forecast the estimated potential benefits for human capital solutions as they relate to strategic company growth plans. Background MA Publishing* (fictitious name) is a subscription publishing company th... More »

Creating Loyalty and Profits with the Right Price

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Mark David Jones

The term price specifically refers to the true cost and value to your customer. Value is what a customer gains from the experience of purchasing your product or servicea combination of a superior product provided by superior people, who create a place that is engaging a... More »