ideas for business
how to fix today’s workforce
Bestselling author Gary Hamel thinks companies have a problem with their employees!
this isn’t a recession; it’s a PRE-BOOM!
Now is the time to ratchet up your marketing efforts, as many of your competitors are hiding under a rock, laying off valuable employees and hoping to weather the storm.
got a goal? fork it!
To accomplish your goals, think of the fork… Start achieving your goals by reading the final installment of this two part series.
got a problem? fork it!
To accomplish your goals, think of the fork… the tines represent the multiple PATHS OF INFLUENCE, and the long handle represents the effort required to REACH AGREEMENT.
multitasking: the silent killer
If you have two tasks and you do them together, both are executed 20 to 50 percent more slowly and with more errors than if each was done individually.
guess what? people drive your business!
Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister (a Brookwoods Group client) spoke about the business importance of great people (and the related business processes)…
remember how you buy
Retaining existing customers is great, but winning new customers is key. So marketing professionals have to internally win budgets and resources to do the job.
tips on business development
We pay close attention to the advice that friends have offered on recruiting, compensating, training, and retaining great sales professionals.
strategies for client service
Over the years, we have refined a short list of customer service mandates that work well for our clients and for us.