Jeffrey Gitomer

The risk of 9 to 5. And the reality of BEFORE and AFTER.

95 percent of all salespeople try to fit their sales day into a normal workday. They want their day to be from 9 to 5, maybe from 8 to 5, maybe even from 8 to 6, but very little before that or after that. The reality is, that 9 to 5 is the riskiest time […]

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Leadership Inspiration – Foregoing the Advantage

“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forego an advantage.” Benjamin Disraeli (1804 – 1881) Earl of Beaconsfield

Jeffrey Gitomer

How’s your networking working? Better if you follow the rules.

I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International. Many of you know this group. They have meetings all over the world. This particular chapter meeting was in New York City, and is populated by sophisticated business people who are on fire. NOTE WELL: NYC business […]

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Leadership Inspiration – Purchasing the Future

“The future is purchased by the present.” Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709 – 1784) English poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer

Jeffrey Gitomer

Is your weight loss tied to your sales gain?

Everyone knows that as a nation we are somewhere between overweight and obese. This is not good. I tell my audiences, “we are so overweight as a country, if we were invaded by enemies, we couldn’t even run away.” The reason I’m writing is not to tell you what I plan on doing, rather it […]

The Importance of Great Web Design

Photo courtesy of Jung-nam Nam Many business owners we speak to shrug off the importance of web design. “They just make it look pretty, right?” Wrong. Great web design is integral to the growth and presence of your business. These days, your website is the central aspect of your business. It is the gravitational center […]

StrategyDriven Expert Contributor Hank Moore

The Big Picture of Business – Mentoring Guides Your Success

Smart Leaders Don’t Have to Be Lonely at the Top Professionals who succeed the most are the products of mentoring. The mentor is a resource for business trends, societal issues and opportunities. The mentor becomes a role model, offering insights about their own life-career. This reflection shows the mentee levels of thinking and perception which […]

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Leadership Inspirations – Reputation

“Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go.” Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1694 – 1773) British statesman and man of letters

Jeffrey Gitomer

Beyond networking… all the way to new business.

I’ve been attending networking clubs and networking meetings for the better part of 25 years. A couple of weeks ago, I attended a Business Networking International event with Chapter Lucky 62 in New York City as a guest. I wanted to give a short talk on networking strategies, but it seems as though the rules […]

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Leadership Inspirations – Cultivating Habits

“Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you.” Elbert Hubbard (1856 – 1915) American writer, publisher, artist, and philosopher