Chris Majer

6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 2 of 7

Silent Killer #1: Degenerative Moods A mood is a predisposition for action. As human beings, we are always living in one mood or another. This is an inescapable aspect of life. We are mood-driven creatures, and our moods are the foundations from which we assess and move in the world. Moods come in a variety […]

The 7 Silent Business Killers

High blood pressure is a silent killer. Combined with other risk factors it can lead to death. Similarly, in business, there are 7 silent business killers that if combined, can lead to the death of a business. Here are the warning signs the health of a business may be at risk: #1 Life Is Great […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

Why did you lose the sale? Really?

74% of salespeople complain about losing a sale because their price was too high. And 74% of them are wrong. How did you lose the sale? Why did you lose the sale? Was it really price? Or was it you? Losing the sale manifests itself in ‘blaming complaints’ about: price, unreturned phone calls, bidding, loyalty […]

Social Engagement for the Small Business

When you combine artwork created by children with an organic bakery, you get an innovative campaign that generates 30,000 new Facebook likes and a handful of honorable awards. This original idea created for Rudi’s Organic + Gluten-Free Bakery by Vermilion Design + Interactive anticipated far less participation than it received with 18,000 submissions for the […]

Chris Majer

6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 1 of 7

The last decade ushered in an economic meltdown and technological breakthroughs that have forever changed the business world as we knew it. The changes have been so dramatic that most companies are still scrambling to figure out the new rules of the game. We are facing a new world – one that calls for new […]

Effective Handling of Employee Personal Problems is Critical to Maintaining Workforce Efficiency

As a leader and manager, it is quite likely at some point during your career that you will encounter employees with personal problems. Employers must be concerned about the stress levels of their work force as it can have a damaging impact on employee productivity. Personal problems can hinder the job performance of employees who […]

The Advisor’s Corner – Can Failure Be My Friend?

Question: How can I stop being so worried about failing? StrategyDriven Response: (by Roxi Hewertson, StrategyDriven Principal Contributor) Too often, our self-worth and confidence are all tied up with having to succeed all the time at everything. No one succeeds at anything, even their best skill set, all the time! Absolutely NO ONE. Think about […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

Salespeople have questions. Jeffrey has answers.

I get a ton of emails from people seeking insight or asking me to solve their sales dilemmas. Here are a few that may relate to your job, your life, and (most important) your sales thought process right now. Dear Jeffrey, What is your opinion of tracking daily sales dollars versus activities that will result […]

The Top 5 Ways Enterprise Social Collaboration Can Boost Organizational Productivity

The social media revolution has changed the way people interact in their personal lives, and now it is inevitably changing the way they collaborate and connect in the workplace. Enterprise social collaboration is a way for organizations to leverage social tools to improve employee engagement, bolster productivity and tap into a company’s collective intelligence. To […]

StrategyDriven Podcast Episode 46 – Your Leadership Off-Site is Wasting a Lot of People’s Time

StrategyDriven Podcasts focus on the tools and techniques executives and managers can use to improve their organization’s alignment and accountability to ultimately achieve superior results. These podcasts elaborate on the best practice and warning flag articles on the StrategyDriven website. Episode 46 – Your Leadership Off-Site is Wasting a Lot of People’s Time examines the […]