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Building Trust Develops Team Cohesiveness

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LDRSHIP is an acronym for the seven core values of the U.S. Army: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal courage. These values were foundational to many of my business decisions. With consistency, trust will be developed. Developing this trust starts with loyalty.

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Have your BEST year ever? Or have a GREAT year?

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I get loyalty by giving loyalty. And so your first challenge is to book a DAILY hour with yourself. Develop a sales mission statement. Develop greater pride in accomplishment. Books typically valued from $14.95 - $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. I’m a one-on-one person.

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A penny saved is a penny earned. Or is it?

Strategy Driven

Ben Franklin sought to cultivate his character by a plan of 13 virtues, which he developed at age 20 (in 1726), and continued to practice in some form for the rest of his life. Getting loyalty because you earned it. Giving loyalty because it’s your philosophy. Having value based peripheral vision, both of others and yourself.

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Moving on from ROI to ROE, a Return on Empathy

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However, innovations in the neurosciences to developments in social media have revealed that profitability should no longer be relegated to sales figures and profit margins alone. Compare that to the familiar “We value your call” response. Businesses that practice genuine care earn the hearts and loyalties of customers.

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Managing Talent in a Passion Driven Job Market

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That manifests itself in how we recruit, manage, appraise and develop talent. the employer-employee contract of loyalty is gone), fluid (e.g. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed. Name and address information required. Consider leaving a comment!

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The risk of 9 to 5. And the reality of BEFORE and AFTER.

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Are you a member of a business development group like BNI? Not just for loyalty of existing customer base, but also to earn referrals and testimonials. Attitude , The Little Green Book of Getting Your Way , The Little Platinum Book of Cha-Ching , The Little Teal Book of Trust , The Little Book of Leadership , and Social BOOM! .

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StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 45 – Marketing & Sales: Closing the Value Gap

Strategy Driven

Episode 45 – Marketing & Sales: Closing the Value Gap examines the evolution of the business-to-business selling process and the gap between what customers want and what their service providers and vendors provide. Books typically valued from $14.95 – $29.95 Book value is not guaranteed.