Your Top Performers May Be the Least Engaged
Managers often assume that poor performers are disengaged and unhappy with their jobs. Not so, says a new study from Leadership IQ, an Atlanta-based...
Top Performers – May-June
Nikon COOLPIX S6500
When you want to motivate or reward your team, find a product they can connect with, literally. The COOLPIX S6500 comes equipped...
Product Review – May-June
Research continues to mount that money is not the primary motivator in the workplace — not even for salespeople. This is especially true once salespeople advance...
Gaming the system
Few things produce a collective groan – audible or otherwise –from an offsite group than the simple phrase, “We’re going to play a little game.” Many would...
Offsites as relationship-building opportunities
Companies head offsite for a meeting when the task at hand is extra important. Getting away from the office can stimulate creative thinking and...
You should always ask. The worst they can say is ‘no.’”
Benchmark Hospitality International, a leading hospitality management company that operates 39 award-winning hotels, resorts and conference centers, issues an annual meeting trends report each...
The Payoff of Power Messaging
“Game changer” is a term that gets tossed around a lot these days in politics and business. As is often the case with trending...
5 quick fixes for first quarter sales training mistakes
Remember the sales training you ran at Sales Kickoff for 2013? Anywhere from 50 to 75 percent of sales reps missed their Q1 quota....
3 reasons your company needs a social selling strategy
The average midsize or large company (1,000 employees or more) has 178 social media assets (Twitter handles, employee blogs, etc.), yet only 25% of companies offer...
Moving pictures and sound – what a concept!
Russell Sparkman is President and CEO of Fusionspark Media (Fusionspark.com), a new media communications company that has headquarters near Seattle. His annual content marketing...
