If we did it for them…
There are many ways to learn, and part of the path to personal and professional excellence is not only making the commitment and focusing on self-development, but also discovering and creating learning opportunities. While we can create many of our learning opportunities on our own, I also believe that learning opportunities perfectly suited for where [...]
10 seconds to stand out
Here’s a quick tip if you use LinkedIn. When you invite someone to join your network, personalize the invitation. How tired do you get of seeing:
David,
I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.
– Some Contact
There’s nothing wrong with accepting the default message and it’s certainly a benefit of LinkedIn that they [...]
Making sure your business plan is understood
Here’s a great tip I hadn’t seen before, straight from review of a business plan submitted for funding. Embed a link to a video from within the business plan.
This particular business plan had a link to a Vimeo video on their cover page. The video used icons to represent constituencies and functions of their service. [...]
Survive the recession one customer at a time
I used to work for a large, multi-national consulting firm. I was with them for twelve years, the last three spent in business development and sales. One of the “tricks” for developing customer and prospect relationships, was to send a handwritten note after first meetings and important milestones. My employer had no problem ordering nice, [...]
