by Andrea Howe | Jul 4, 2016 | Monthly-ish tips
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At the risk of stating the obvious, trust is critical for teams, and even more so for teams who collaborate at a distance. In my workshops, we talk a lot about making closer and more personal connections with people, and the question naturally arises, “Is it even possible to build that kind of trust at a distance?”
by Andrea Howe | Jun 27, 2016 | Monthly-ish tips
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Looks like I’m on a bit of a roll with the sales topic. That’s partly because the topic is germane no matter what title your business card indicates (every single one of us is selling ideas), and partly because there’s so much really bad advice out there about how to do it.
by Andrea Howe | Jun 20, 2016 | Monthly-ish tips
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Everyone loves to buy. No one likes to be sold—not you, and not your clients. That’s for good reason, because “selling” gets a deservedly bad rap. Even in the dictionary, the verb “to sell” is linked to
imposing, cheating and betrayal.
by Andrea Howe | Jun 13, 2016 | Monthly-ish tips
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It happened again, just last week. We’re on a teleconference call.
Charlie and I are the buyers. We’re joined by a salesperson. A couple of our team members beep in and the call officially begins. Sales Guy leads brief introductions for all attending. Good. We exchange a few pleasantries. Nice. Then Sales Guy does the thing I hate most.
by Andrea Howe | Jun 6, 2016 | Monthly-ish tips
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I work with a lot of really smart clients who aren’t arrogant at all, they just come across that way. Sometimes their clients let them know it’s a problem; other times instead of feedback they get tuned out.