Author: Leanne Hoagland-Smith

Make Planning a Habit for Success

If you are a mid-size to a small business owner or even a sales professional, now is the time to strategically think about today’s results and tomorrow’s goals. Zig Ziglar said, “attitudes are habits of thought.” His definition is one…

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Eliminate Confusion and Maximize Limited Resources

Poor communication is probably one of the most visible culprits for wasted resources. Limited Resources All businesses, for-profits and not-for-profits, have limited resources of: Time Energy Money Emotions How these limited resources are best used will determine if they die,…

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in a Changing World

Small business owners who devote time to rethink how they are providing solutions (products or services) to better meet the wants and the needs of their customers will usually stay ahead of the flow. Without a doubt, there are a…

Manage Your Monday Mayhem In Just 12 Minutes

What would happen if each day you scheduled 12 minutes to push yourself away from the desk and take a walk outside or even lock yourself in the bathroom if need be? Just stop for a moment. How much of…

Do You Have A Mobile Technology Plan to Compete In Business?

Every business needs to put a plan in place for updating hardware and software as well as staying abreast as to new technology trends when it comes to local marketing through mobile technology. How mobile is your business? Being ahead…

Understanding Talent to Achieve Amazing Results

Do you think you could leverage your higher talents better to achieve results with greater consistency and quality? Are you aware of your own talent? Many professionals, including small business owners to C Suite executives, truly do not know their…

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Your Employees Are Your Profit Centers

It is imperative that all employees understand how they are profit centers and how all these profit centers connect to the bottom line. Certain paradigms exist within each business culture. These paradigms are philosophical frameworks from which generalizations are formed.…

Change How You Think About Your Competitors

In this highly connected world (courtesy of technology), being able to collaborate with other like-minded small business owners is a proven business winning strategy. Spending Time With Your Competitors Having self-confidence and courage are necessary talents or strengths for any…

How Much Gold is Hidden in Those Hills of Business Cards?

Why do you have those business cards? Do you have piles of business cards near your desk or computer stand? So what are you doing with them? Waiting for a few spare moments to enter them into your database or…

Strategic Planning is the Key to Sales and Business Success

Many professionals lack clarity about their results because they have failed to engage in strategic planning. Confusion in business creates poor sales results and a continual drain on the bottom line. From not knowing the purpose of business, to executing…

Tips For Sales Leaders: Are You Captain Wing It?

Are you struggling with employee discipline in your office? People challenges occur most often because there is a lack of structure and understanding of the company goals. How many times do you hear something like: "Boy, if I could only…

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Selling Value to Creating Value is “Quite Illogical”

The connection of value between the buyer and the seller begins with marketing and then selling takes over. Selling value is a hot topic and now is incorporated into many sales training coaching programs, books or workshops under some of…