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Finding Common Ground in Conversation-Debate-Negotiation and Uniting in a Common Cause
Many psychologists, political negotiators and business folks and most of academia will advise to find common ground in negotiation, discussion or debate. Often if you sit in committees for hours to put into minutes what one person could have probably done in minutes. Of course they will swear that all this BS is somehow necessary so that we can all feel good about ourselves and unite in a common cause and perhaps not be too pissed off at all the time we are wasting.Because of all this social conditioning humans so often are running around looking for common ground. And they are told and even actually come to believe that finding agreement makes them FEEL SOOO GOOD? T

ind them, giving them just the resources they need and cheering them on.

A client bcc’d me on an email to her friend the other day, saying “Fabienne will give you a lot of work and expect a lot from you. But the thing is, she’ll also give you all the resources, letter examples, scripts you’ll need to get it done and she will cheer you on when you do. It’s simple, but it’s

Spinning Gold from Straw: Low-Cost Employee Retention and Motivation Tools in a Changing Economy
New York, NY, February 25, 2005 – Employee retention and motivation…why should employers care? A storm is brewing. National productivity was up 3.9% in the second quarter and 1.9% in the third quarter of 2004. At the same time, the unemployment rate was up 5.5% in October 2004.“Productivity is up, but fewer people are doing more,” said Jennifer Loftus, SPHR, CCP, CBP, GRP, and National Director of HR consulting firm, Astron Solutions. “In addition, the number of 25-34 year old workers will decline by 2.7 million by 2008, resulting in a predicted shortage of 10 million workers within the next ten years.”Turnover can be very costly. According to the Society

“Substantial value is created when the client achieves more than they expected. One of the best ways to ensure the client achieves more than they expect is to ask more of them than they expected you to.” —Thomas Leonard, founder of Coachville

My translation: don’t be wimpy with your clients!

One of the most interesting shifts I’ve seen in my Client Attraction coaching practice and Boot Camps over the last 3 or 4 years is that clients are seeing infinitely better results than at the beginning, when I first started.

Yeah, yeah, I thought the same thing you’re thinking now. At first, I thought, “Well, duh, that’s normal, I know more than I did a few years ago and I’m getting better and better at what I do.” That’s a logical thought, but over the last few years, I’ve also been doing something drastically different: I’ve been expecting a LOT more out of my clients.

Now, some of you have heard me say I cherry-pick my clients, and I don’t work with someone who’s not deadly serious about doing what it takes to get clients. Frankly, I don’t really have patience for people who aren’t serious or committed (sorry, it sounds harsh, but it just gets boring after a while, so I’d rather say it than not).

What I’m talking about today is a different twist on the same concept. This is about EXPECTING more of each and every one of them, knowing that when they push themselves just a little bit harder to reach their goals, they usually exceed them, especially with me right behind them, giving them just the resources they need and cheering them on.

Why Business Must Practice Multi-Media Sales Techniques
As spring training gears up for baseball, professional ball players are practicing the skills they have developed over a lifetime to achieve perfection. These professionals are where they are today because they put in the time, energy and discipline of thousands of hours of practice. Their goal is to execute perfection during their practice sessions. Many of them practiced to perfection using video tools and special coaches to assist in their development. The commitment these individuals have made is beyond what many of us could imagine. Their practice efforts prepare them for perfection on the baseball field.80% of Sales Professionals Stop PracticingIf

ion coaching practice and Boot Camps over the last 3 or 4 years is that clients are seeing infinitely better results than at the beginning, when I first started.

Selling Techniques For New IT Consultants
Selling techniques are as varied as the people who practice them. There are, however, some proven selling techniques for IT Consultants just starting out. Here is a list:Personal visit. This selling technique is going to get you the best results: Highest touch, most personal contact, most effective.Personal phone call. When you use this selling technique you are still providing high touch and so it is quite effective. The trick to getting the most mileage out of your phone call is to send a follow-up note immediately after. This part of phone contact is often ignored and will set you apart from your competition.Send a note or letter. This is not

l thought, but over the last few years, I’ve also been doing something drastically different: I’ve been expecting a LOT more out of my clients.

The Challenges of Human Resource Management
IntroductionThe role of the Human Resource Manager is evolving with the change in competitive market environment and the realization that Human Resource Management must play a more strategic role in the success of an organization. Organizations that do not put their emphasis on attracting and retaining talents may find themselves in dire consequences, as their competitors may be outplaying them in the strategic employment of their human resources.With the increase in competition, locally or globally, organizations must become more adaptable, resilient, agile, and customer-focused to succeed. And within this change in environment, the HR professional has to evo

mmitted (sorry, it sounds harsh, but it just gets boring after a while, so I’d rather say it than not).

Securities Fraud - Stock Scheme That Uses Your Computer
Many of you may have been exposed to the original online stock scheme where spammers will send out stock picks on penny stocks creating buzz that artificially drives up the price of these worthless stocks. As the price hits the daily high the spammers liquidate their own holdings and walk away with the profits leaving those buyers with the worthless stock. This old fraud scheme has been manipulated and redirected at users of public computers specifically hotel users.Online criminals have developed software that will track the key strokes of these computers especially when these guests are checking out their online portfolio accounts. By stealing their accounting iden

ind them, giving them just the resources they need and cheering them on.

At first, I thought, “Oh great, this prospective client will NEVER want to work with me, thinking it’s going to be too hard!” But the more I thought about it, the more I was happy she’d written that. YUP. I do expect a lot out of my clients. Hard work, focus, dedication, and my all-time favorite, a no-excuses approach to doing what it’ll take to get clients, quickly, consistently, and for the long haul. And to get really extraordinary results, I expect more of them.

So when I coach clients on how to manage their OWN clients, I’ve been telling them recently to ask MORE of their clients, expect more and this will translate into more clients for them.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a therapist, a financial planner, a mortgage broker, a coach, acupuncturist, consultant, or nutritionist, it’s time for you to start asking more and expecting more of each one of your clients. Expecting more of them will have them take YOU more seriously, most importantly, they’ll take themselves more seriously, they’ll invest in themselves more, and they’ll do what it takes to get even more results than they originally came in for. That creates a raving fan.

Hey, just a caveat here: I too don’t always get to ALL the work I’ve promised my coach, when I work with one, to move my business forward. We all get sidetracked by life or a too-fast-momentum upfront (at least I do). I like knowing that the person supports me to think big and to act accordingly.

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Learn about Chinese business culture and how it differs from Western business practices. Useful if you are trading, buying, selling or negotiating with the Chinese in China.

While obtaining patents and trademarks from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and registering copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office, is fundamental to protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, another valuable protection and enforcement resource exists with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The CBP is charged with securing our nation's border, which includes protecting U.S. IP rights (primarily trademarks and copyrights) from infringing or counterfeit imports.

You have certainly heard the expression “mind your own damn business” used in a multitude of contexts.The most typical being the don’t kiss and tell type statements, often uttered by responsibly private individuals about their love life. Then there are the polar opposite, blabbermouth, tell all people (you know who you are) that just can’t keep their preverbal trap shut.

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