by tgale | Aug 26, 2013 | Sales and Sales Management, Uncategorized
We were recently reading Daniel Pink’s book, To Sell is Human, and we came upon this excerpt: “One of the most detestable words in the lexicon of sales is “up-selling.” You go to a sporting goods store for basic running shoes and the sales person tries to get you to...
by tgale | Aug 19, 2013 | Blog, Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Transformational Coaching
Did you know that Americans make an average of 70 choices a day? Kent Greenfield, author of The Myth of Choice, and Sheena Lyenger, The Art of Choosing, were interviewed yesterday on Fareed Zakaria GPS and their work reveals that when presented with too many choices,...
by tgale | Aug 11, 2013 | Leadership Development, Uncategorized
This inspiring 7-minute TED video, Every Kid Needs a Champion, is inspiring on many fronts but for those of us who work day in and day out with employees, there is a powerful message to be gained. Similar to teachers, we show up each day and work one-on-one and in...
by tgale | Aug 5, 2013 | Blog, Transformational Coaching, Uncategorized
A couple of years ago a client, Todd Jackson of Jackson Design and Remodeling, casually mentioned that business is a game of Chess not Checkers. That casual comment struck me as pretty important, and I’ve been pondering it for the past couple of years. Last week, I...