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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

Sales Wolf Blog

 Sadly, as the old saying goes, when a hammer is the only tool in your arsenal, you start to see every problem as a nail. Cathy Missildine-Martin, Profitability Through Human Capital : 7 Ways HR Can Lead Strategy Execution - Strategy is arguably one of the more exciting and captivating elements of leadership and management.

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What investment in your business are you REALLY making?

Strategy Driven

Return on leadership. Big companies hammer their entire workforce to make certain that their customer satisfaction scores are high or higher, when they could be (should be) creating an internal training program that begins with the word wow, and progresses upward from there. Many Happy Returns : Return on training. Return on morale.

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The hard side of training, and the soft side of learning.

Strategy Driven

BIGGER REALITY: If companies like Halliburton are able to sell hammers to the government for $6,000, somehow you should be able to get your price if you are within a few points or dollars of your competition. .’ REALITY: ‘The customer only buys price’ is an excuse propagated by weak and lazy salespeople.