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Assessment Tools to Build Strong Cultures

ASSESSMENT TOOLS TO BUILD STRONG CULTURES The highest-functioning cultures are built by developing strong leaders and teams. Nevertheless, there is a strong temptation to build our teams to resemble…
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Unlock the Power of Strength-Based Cultures

Unlock the Power of Strength-Based Cultures In the workplace, conventional management wisdom follows a similar path as the photo above. Weaknesses are brought into laser focus and must be…
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4 Books for Sales Managers Battling on the Front Lines

4 BOOKS FOR SALES MANAGERS BATTLING ON THE FRONT LINES Great Books inspire us to think differently, improving our problem-solving skills. Great Books also provide the motivation and energy to take…
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Getting Ready to Take Over? First, Make HR Your Ally and Buy a Whiteboard

Getting Ready to Take Over? First, Make HR Your Ally and Buy a Whiteboard When Bob Nardelli took over The Home Depot, he started making store managers deliver tons of data they had not been required…
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If You’re Looking for New and Better OSRs, Do This First

IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR NEW AND BETTER OSRs, DO THIS FIRST “Mission defines strategy, and strategy defines structure”.—Peter Drucker In this year of shrinking gross margin dollars and…
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HERE’S HOW TO WIN THE SALES VS. OPERATIONS BATTLE

HERE’S HOW TO WIN THE SALES VS. OPERATIONS BATTLE Soon into my career at the Fortune 500 company where I traded commodity lumber, the logistics manager gave me a nickname— Sales Problem #1—and I…
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