Jeffrey Gitomer

Leaving for greener pastures? Do you know why? Are you sure they’re green?

Why do salespeople quit their job? More money? Better job opportunity? Don’t like what they are doing? Don’t like their boss? Don’t like their corporate politics? Don’t like how you’re being treated as a person? Don’t feel the company is supporting you as a salesperson? Just had their commissions cut? Company going back on their […]

Jon Mertz

What Is the Best Mindful Business Strategy?

Mindfulness garners a lot of recent attention. Wisdom 2.0, a conference that blends mindfulness with technology, leadership, and culture, hosted over 2,400 participants earlier this year. Attendees come from all over the world to learn and engage in developing meaningful mindfulness practices. A new area for mindfulness is how business strategies are developed. Strategy development […]

Expert Advice For A More Organized Home Office

Expert Advice For A More Organized Home Office

There are many small business owners that choose to work from home. The obvious benefit to this is that you save tonnes on office expenses. However, it’s easy for a home office to become disorganized and full of clutter. When your workspace becomes messy, it can lead to a drop in productivity. So, it’s crucial […]

Jeffrey Gitomer

Thinking about success… welcome to the club!

“Thoughts are things” is the title and the first words of the first chapter in the immortal Napoleon Hill book, Think and Grow Rich. When I first read those words, in 1972, I didn’t really understand what they meant – even when I read the first chapter and the examples offered in Think and Grow […]

Bruce Hodes

A Fish Out of Water

When does a fish notice water? When it is out of the water! The fish gasps for breath. The fish beats its tail on the deck and moves in a helpless manner. It is out of the water and clearly feeling the difference. Hence the saying “like a fish out of water”. I recently had […]

StrategyDriven's Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy

Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval Academy – Providing Effective Performance Feedback

StrategyDriven Leadership Lessons from the United States Naval AcademyMidshipman receive feedback numerous times a day during almost every activity in which they are involved. This feedback is intended to strengthen their performance and character; preparing them for the extreme challenges of leadership in combat and other high-risk situations.


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Jeffrey Gitomer

Breaking YES Attitude down, in order to build yours up!

This is the tenth anniversary of the Little Gold Book of Yes! Attitude. In this year’s edition – ironically the 10th printing of the book, I have added content, new ideas and new lessons. Here’s one of the additions to get you thinking… To make it easier for you to understand where your attitude actually […]

William Dann

Middle Management – The Leverage Point for Performance Improvement

Over 30 years of management consulting has made clear that the locus for a breakdown in performance improvement lies in middle management. Organizations focus on building executive teams with mixed records of success. First-line working groups tend to naturally coalesce as teams as they are doing the same work, share the same view of the […]

StrategyDriven Practices for Professionals Article

“Wellth” is the New Wealth

Wealth has historically been viewed as financial success in business that translates to success in life. Money, real estate, investments, and “stuff” like cars and expensive vacations – if you’ve got these things, you’re doing well for yourself… right? Perhaps it’s time we recognized that the wealth game is changing. While money does matter, it’s […]

StrategyDriven Meetings Best Practice

Practices for Professionals – Meetings Best Practice 5: Agendas

StrategyDriven Practices for Professionals - Meetings Best PracticeKey to running an efficient meeting is a well-structured agenda. Such agendas provide structure through the assignment of topic facilitation and time intervals. These documents, published before the meeting, help presenters and attendees prepare for the meeting and then support meeting facilitators ensure the meeting stays on topic and on time.


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