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Book review: The Strategy Book by Max McKeown

Red Star Kim

What is the informal decision-making process? link] There’s advice to jump your uncertainty gaps by decision-making and actions which involves risk. Strategy is a stream of decisions and actions”. He notes that your optimism (or pessimism) will impact decisions as well as ability to make fast decisions.

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Coaching and Consulting – People and Problem-Solving skills

Red Star Kim

It’s worth touching on some related skills : Facilitating Essentially, facilitation is about making communication, interaction, collaboration or learning easier. Facilitation skills provide opportunities and resources to a group of people that enable them to make progress and succeed. But coaches resist the temptation to tell.

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What's Happening at the Top of your Sales Funnel?

SBI Growth

As Sales Ops leaders, you need to trust your data in order to make crucial decisions. I’ll change the expected close date because the decision maker needs two more weeks. Is the decision maker waffling because he is not ready to buy? Download the Top of Funnel Metrics for 2013. So is your funnel accurate?

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4 Risk Assessment Criteria that Will Save Your Job

SBI Growth

This question comes as a natural follow up to most decisions. Whenever you make change, risk is sure to follow. And how will I reach it if I can’t even make this year’s number?”. Either way, your 2014 number will outpace 2013. What changes will you make to reach next year’s number? If not, start brainstorming.

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One Easy Tool to Improve Sales Efficiency Now

SBI Growth

We’re nearly 60% through 2013. Sign up for SBI’s 7th annual research tour: " How to Make Your Number in 2014 : A Sales Strategy You Can Execute." Daily, your reps are faced with important decisions about how they spend their time. With no increased budget and only five months remaining in 2013, efficiency is needed.

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The 5 Stages of Entrepreneurship

Hubspot Sales

His interest in shoes and sports strongly influenced his decision to start the athletic shoe company. After an initial brainstorming session, you’ll need to narrow your scope and focus on one idea. Don’t make the same mistake. You will make mistakes. For a role model, turn to Nike Co-founder Phil Knight. The result?

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Surviving the Late Release of Your New Quota

SBI Growth

Last year you got your 2013 quota in mid-February. This guide will help you: Understand what it takes to make up the gap. Flexibility is the key to making the number: 1. Flexibility is the key to making the number: 1. Make sure you understand how it will affect your team’s managers and sales reps. Don’t Panic.