Effortless Networking - How To Find The Time To Network

If you struggle to find the time to network, while still keeping your business running, here's a simple and easy solution.

Getting a Word in Edgewise

When you enter the hall where the networking event is taking place, does everyone seem deep in conversation? If so, reading networking body language will help you to know who to interrupt and who to leave alone.

6 Easy Steps to Finding the Perfect Networking Group

Are you considering joining a networking group to generate more business? There are so many to choose from that it’s wise to spend some time thinking about which type of group will suit you best.

Thoughtful Recruiting for Your Stamp or Scrap Biz

The drive of most direct sales companies in the scrapbook and stamping industry is to recruit, recruit, recruit. However, recruit carefully. Turning your best customers into your downline can actually cost you time and money. Sometimes, you are better off to leave well enough alone!

8 Rules For Being A Great Sponsor

A look at what it takes to be a good MLM sponsor.

Games are a Reflection of Behavior

Games are an opening to our true natures. In games we can react immediately rather than with a careful response. Reactions often depend on your view of the game. If the game is seen as a one-time event, why not be brutal? But if this event is one in a series, then cooperation is clearly the better long-term strategy.

Where to FIND the BEST Employees --

You can certainly understand the frustration of many employers. In some cities across the country there is less than a 2-4% unemployment level while in other locals the rate is much higher without too much good news in sight.

Determine Your Rate And Negotiate Carefully With Unreasonable Clients

Set expectations for services provided on a virtual basis. Evaluate circumstances and scale rate accordingly. Avoid clients who want top notch service at a rock bottom rate.

Negotiating Tactics: Don't Let 'Good Guy - Bad Guy' Control the Sales Negotiation

Counter one of the classic negotiating gambits by addressing it directly. You’ve assembled a brilliant sales proposal for a new client and when you arrive to the meeting to hammer out the final detai...

Just Ask!

What and how to ask for what you want.

Can a Corporate Executive Really Use The Beautiful Mind; To guide decision making?

A Beautiful Mind; and the Reality of the Market Place A place Where Anything is Possible. We all want a Win/win, but reality has its place also.

The Most Powerful Persuasion Skill You'll Ever Learn

Criteria Elicitation This is without a doubt the most important persuasion skill that you can learn. If you’ll learn to apply this to every situation in which you find yourself you’ll be amazed at th...

Four Ways To Work Out Business Disputes

FOUR WAYS TO WORK OUT BUSINESS DISPUTES by Giuseppe Leone – Business and Workplace Mediator Business owners have four options to resolve disputes with partners, vendors or customers. Each option is ...

Can a Service Be a Commodity

Well Enron dealt with this a little for instance an intangible such as the available bandwidth in fiber optic lines. So what is a commodity in a service business? Well, a commodity could be considered are capacity to wash cars for a mobile car wash business like the company I own, the additionally created capacity coming from increased efficiency in studying production rates.