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Why Great Leaders Can Weaken

July 26, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The same skills that propel a woman or man to become a terrific businessperson frequently circle around to bite them on the butt and make them a less than stellar leader. This is a maddening but increasingly common coaching phenomenon: How do you tell someone that what made him or her great is now making […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Sales

Going, Going, and Nearly Gone: Products Going Bye-Bye

June 11, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Fewer things are more fun to sell than hot commodities. Far harder to move are dying ones. Thanks to Betsy Towner, here is a list of old friends we won’t be seeing much longer: Business cards. Throughout my career, every time I get a new business card I set one aside to join all the […]

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Why Great Bosses Are Different

April 24, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

I came across an interesting article by Geoffrey James that struck a chord. He wrote a brief column titled “8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses.” In it James summarizes key traits gleaned from interviews with well respected CEOs. This topic — effective modern leadership — is interesting to me because I am usually eyeballs deep […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Sales

10 Ways to Impress the Boss

March 20, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The best way to avoid hot water is to steer clear of things that turn up the heat. Here are ten tips to help you swim comfortably through the ins and outs of the company aquarium. 1. Take the initiative. If you can do the right thing without being told, you lift a huge burden […]

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Filed Under: Multi-Generational Effectiveness, Sales

Why Job Satisfaction Hinges on Four Things

March 8, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

By definition, job satisfaction is a conclusion we draw from a compilation of interrelated experiences and data points. When those — or at least most of those — are positive, we enjoy our work. But when important things filter through our minds as negative emotional experiences, our job enjoyment drops. Four things usually shape job […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Sales

Why Situational Leadership Matters

February 29, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Few businesses are static. Nearly all of us deal daily with the challenges of changing priorities, competitive pressures, people, problems, margin pressures, and rules. Because of that, it is important to integrate flexibility into your leadership style. Managing and leading are different things. Managers tell and inspect. Leaders inspire results through others. Be clear on […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Sales

Why It’s Hard to Sustain A Great Sales Culture

February 27, 2012 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Great top-line revenue organizations have sales-centric cultures that fire with full compression on five essential cylinders: Sourcing talent. Onboarding. Talent development. Reward & recognition. Strategic retention. Sourcing talent. Pro selling starts with talent and great sales leaders do not fear hiring skilled people. Weak sales leaders do. They perceive precocious talents as threatening or difficult […]

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Why Control Freaks Struggle to Succeed

December 11, 2011 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

The late George M. Steinbrenner III ruled the New York Yankees as managing partner for a club-record 37 years, during which his team won 11 American League pennants and seven World Series titles. Ultra hands-on, Steinbrenner’s most printable nickname was “The Boss.” He meddled in everything, which kept all his employees on yo-yos of nervous […]

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Filed Under: Influencing Behaviors, Jobs, Life Skills, Sales

Why First Impressions are Hard to Change

October 27, 2011 by Ocean Palmer Leave a Comment

Relationships strengthen and weaken based on interactions the brain catalogs into three buckets: non-verbal evaluations, voice and tone, and selected words. Therefore a strong first impression goes a heck of a long way toward launching a solid relationship. A weak first impression is very difficult to overcome Researchers at NYU, Stanford, Tufts, and NYU have […]

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Filed Under: Happiness, Influencing Behaviors, Life Skills, Sales, Uncategorized, Worry

Why Most Companies Don’t Sustain A Strong Sales Culture

September 30, 2011 by Ocean Palmer 1 Comment

I was lucky enough to work for Xerox during the height of the company’s marketplace presence and power. I was even luckier to be selected to teach advanced selling at the firm’s international training center. This was a prestigious selection. For two years I worked to further develop the firm’s greatest performers. I played my […]

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Filed Under: Sales

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