by Mary | Oct 17, 2014 | Blog, Body Language, Communication, Customer Service, Inspirational, Integrity, Negotiation
Bullies are alive and some live in Kansas. Bullies take no hostages and revel in unearned victories. The Fearless Negotiator met her match in the form of a 250 pound, 6’6”’ car repair shop owner and his tow truck cave man accomplice. The mission was to help get a...
by Mary | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Integrity
Did you open the doors to your company to serve your employees or to attract loyal customers? Sometimes those two groups appear to be at odds with one another. Choosing between the two may require the wisdom of Solomon to decipher where allegiances lies. Many...
by Mary | Apr 7, 2014 | Blog, Body Language, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Inspirational, Integrity, Negotiation
Mom had a high school education and was a full time homemaker and mother of six. She died at a young age and never saw me apply her business basics and power negotiation lessons. My favorite business seminar came at age 13 when I learned about market research,...
by Mary | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog, Business, Customer Service, Negotiation, Sales Training
New products are exciting. They give us a reason to call on current customers. We have an excuse to go see them. But what happens when you don’t have a new product to sell? How will your business survive? You picked the low hanging sales opportunities in 2013....
by Mary | Jul 2, 2013 | Blog, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Inspirational
The curse for many business professionals is a dependence upon email instead of talking to customers by phone or face-to-face. I recently experienced a volley of frustrating emails with a dealer’s service manager. He prefers email to talking. Email use is encouraged...
by Mary | Jun 12, 2013 | Blog, Business, Copier Leases, Customer Service, Printing and Graphic Arts, Sales Training
A printing company owner I’ll refer to as Samuel, called me for help solve his problems with 2 digital presses. In his words “the stuff is always broken.” This saga is still unfolding. Our lesson today, is what is about the definition of Equipment...
