In sales and in life for that matter you are only as good as the people you know, work with and are friends with. You are only as strong as your affiliations. You have to know and be willing to work with everyone if you are going to be successful life. So with that in […]
Why Reps Hate Board Shops
For the past couple of years now I’ve noticed that it is much more difficult to get independent sales reps interested in selling for board shops. One of my offerings, one that is becoming my least favorite by the way, is trying to find reps for shops. My fee for this is getting higher every […]
Book Recommendation – Meetings That Get Results: From the Brian Tracy Success Library
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Meetings That Get Results: From the Brian Tracy Success Library Copyright 2016 Amacom Price $9.95 Pages: 105 with Index A must for every manager’s library. How many times have you sat in seemingly interminable meetings waiting for the leader to get on with it…to get to the point; or […]
Book Recommendation – Hard-Won Wisdom: True Stories From The Management Trenches
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu 10/26/16 Hard-Won Wisdom: True Stories from the Management Trenches By Jathan Janove Copyright 2017 Price $17.95 Pages: 221 and Index A Management Book from a completely different perspective Author Jathan Janove is a work place litigation lawyer. He has spent the bulk of his career litigating work place relationships […]
Looking Good! How good is your company’s appearance?
It’s all of those little things that make a big difference Seven ways to create a welcoming company How good do you think your company is? How do you think you’re doing? What do you do well? What do you need to work on? What do you people think when they walk into your lobby? […]
Why Best Buy Will Go Out Of Business
And why they don’t have to Have you been to Best Buy lately? If you have you’ll see a store that is going to go out of business, sooner than later. And the shame of it there is no need to. Last Saturday I dropped off a computer because the “J” key had come off […]
Book Recommendation – Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu. Learning to Succeed: Rethinking Corporate Education in a World of Unrelenting Change By: Jason Wingard Copyright 2015Amacom Price $29.95 Pages: 220 with Notes and Index You can never stop learning It’s time we took learning seriously. For many years things in business were static enough or at least much […]
Book Recommendation – Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success second edition
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Leading with Cultural Intelligence: The Real Secret to Success second edition By: David Livermore Copyright 2015 Amacom Price $26.95 Pages: 255 with Index A passageway to Global Leadership Let’s get right to it. Cultural Intelligence CQ is a measurement of your ability based on knowledge and experience to lead […]
Book Recommendation – Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis By Jeffrey A. Krames Copyright 2014 Amacom Price: $14.00 Pages: 124 with source notes 12 great lessons from a great leader Now here is a guy who knows what he’s talking about. No I don’t mean Mr. Krames, although I’m sure […]
Book Recommendation – Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis
A book recommendation from Dan Beaulieu: Lead With Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis By Jeffrey A. Krames Copyright 2014 Amacom Price: $14.00 Pages: 124 with source notes 12 great lessons from a great leader Now here is a guy who knows what he’s talking about. No I don’t mean Mr. Krames, although I’m […]