Good negotiators walk out winners, getting the best of the deal. But when you negotiate, make sure your clients feel like winners, too. If not, they may not do business with you again. Follow these four tactics for successful negotiations.
Experts say that the first 90 days determine how long a new person will stay with an organization. Discuss the new worker’s role with the team. Explore the ways in which some team members’ roles may change when the new person arrives, and make sure people understand that they shouldn’t simply dump their grunt work […]
What are people actually thinking about when they see your ad? Thomas Smith, a nineteenth-century London businessman, offered the following advice to advertisers in 1885. And his words still apply today: 1. The first time people look at your ad, they don’t even see it. 2. The second time, they don’t notice it. 3. The […]
Phone skills are an important part of the job. The way you handle your phone is as important as a face-to-face meeting. So take the time to go over some of these basics. Here is a phone skills list from Step Hyken, a professional speaker and author specializing in customer service and customer relations. 1. […]
Nothing beats a good idea’s potential return on investment. Make brainstorming sessions more productive with these steps to create the right environment, initiate the flow of ideas, and keep the session fun. Creating the right environment. Place stacking chairs outside the meeting place and ask participants to carry their chairs in themselves so the group […]
