Sales is NOT a science.
Next to the chicken and the egg question, more debates are probably held over trying to figure out whether sales is an art or a science. Each side has its staunch supporters. My position is that it...
Read MoreNext to the chicken and the egg question, more debates are probably held over trying to figure out whether sales is an art or a science. Each side has its staunch supporters. My position is that it...
Read MoreIf you have had the pleasure of reading the amazing stories published in the Dream Big, Be Bold anthology series, now in its fourth volume, you cannot help but be inspired by the sometimes horrendously...
Read MoreWhen a day ends and I have not accomplished what I planned to do, I do not believe that I have mismanaged my time. I mismanaged myself. I let my attention go to places other than where...
Read Moreby Paula Morand Good leaders know that when they have a dedicated and hard-working team, there are occasionally times when incidents or miscalculations or problems happen and they just have to be overlooked. However, it takes a...
Read Moreby Paula Morand Erica Jong wrote one of my favourite writing guides called The New Writer’s Handbook 2007: A Practical Anthology of Best Advice for Your Craft and Career. I had no idea when I first picked...
Read MoreBy Paula Morand One of the basic skills of sales professionals is the ability to talk to a large number of people about a variety of different topics. Lots of things have changed about business, but being...
Read Moreby Paula Morand I always loved the line from Jonathan Winters when he said: “I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.” Some of the most successful people I encounter in life started developing...
Read MoreIn a culture that places such a high value on productivity and hard work, I often get a shocked response when I mention the importance of adults finding regular time to play. Only children are allowed...
Read Moreby Paula Morand You hired an expensive team to complete a project on time, and everything was going well under the leader had a heart attack and everything started to fall apart. But the deadline still...
Read MoreSo many interesting people I meet tell me that they want to write a book “someday,” and follow that with “when I can take a year off,” or “when my children are older,” or “when...
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