CareerMaze – The key to finding a successful career path that aligns with your strengths
From the time children are old enough to speak in sentences, adults start asking what they want to be when they grow up. That pressure builds fast! Typically, the answers begin with princess, firefighter, dinosaur expert, dancer, and evolve to nurse, doctor, lawyer. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a child say they want to […]
Personality Spotlight: The Visionary
The ultimate success of your organization depends on the value and service you bring to the market every day. Most of that value is distinguished by the strength of your product and services – and to deliver on that consistently, you need all your people firing on all cylinders. As leaders and business owners, we […]
Cultivating Your Sales Talent
When your company hits its sales goals, profitability and morale run high. Life at your organization is good, and employees across the firm are optimistic for the future. Success like this doesn’t just happen by accident. It occurs through hiring and developing a top-notch sales team. It happens when you have the right salespeople in […]
Bloom Where You’re Planted? Strive for advancement? Tips for successfully advancing throughout your career.
For my career and my life, I would have to say that both approaches have served me well. As a brand-new salesperson, I had the gall to tell my first sales manager that I expected to spend 5 years being the most successful salesperson I could be and then I would move up to management. […]
It’s Not About Setting Goals – Building an Inclusive Culture Drives Results
There is a change in the air, and it is a much-needed change. According to CNN Money, the millennial and Gen Z generations are the most diverse in history. Only 56% of millennials are white, while the baby boomer generation had a whopping 72%. Now is the time to embrace diversity and start making those […]
Keeping Spirits Bright when Times are Tough – How are you doing?
Throughout the challenges this year, the front-line managers have shouldered the burden of carrying out and communicating the tough decisions businesses have made to stay afloat. We’ve had to make difficult decisions about layoffs, furloughs, and reduced hours. Leaders need to conserve energy and take care of themselves.
Why courage may be the most critical sales quality we need today
Certain traits elevate a salesperson’s success. Through years of conducting personality assessments, The Omnia Group’s data points to 17 distinct types of salespeople made up of various personality traits. Given today’s environment, though, one characteristic stands out above all others, and that’s courage. Sales has never been an easy job, and I think it is […]
Coaching Sales Professionals to be Extraordinary
Fifty-five percent of the people making their living in sales do not have the right skills to be successful. Let that number sink in … over half need more coaching. How many are on your sales team? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over 14.3 million people are working in sales and related […]
The 4th Quarter Push – Why Personality Traits Matter More Than Ever
Fourth-quarter has always been a huge push for sales teams to finish strong while helping clients spend the year-end budget. This 4th quarter is more critical to the success of so many businesses than we’ve ever seen. It could make or break them. Focusing your team on doing what they do best will make a […]
Three Components for Successful Modern Team Building
Businesses are about people working in a collection of teams to deliver on your company’s promise. Your people make up the soul of your company. Team building unifies people, making them an unstoppable force. Companies with robust team building programs perform better and have a brighter future than those that do not. Organizations “with a […]
