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Talent, Teamwork and Intelligence. That’s what is needed to win consistently in sports and in business. We’ll break it down.

Let’s face it, a company is only as good as the people who represent it. That is a fact. It’s people who build the website, develop the process and provide the customer service. Some companies only hire experienced salespeople so they don’t have to invest in training. That’s a big mistake and here’s why.

Assuming your business strategy is sound, there are four keys a great coach or business leader must have in place to ensure they not only get to the top, but they stay on top. Mike Jacoutot of Butler Street shows you how.

Networking and Prospecting go hand in hand and there is a proven formula for success, including the fact that you already know everyone you need to know to be successful! Growing your business requires that you gain more of the right clients and continue to expand in the clients you have. If you want to be intentional about your success, you need to follow these five steps.

No sales rep who is sincerely interested in advancing their customer relationships should want their first personal interaction with a potential customer to start with a highly-irritated prospect. If you want to get positive responses to your voicemails and emails, you have to work at it. Practice does not make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Here are a couple of ways to help you get your voicemail returned.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) has landed at your desk and it’s a huge opportunity for your company. You’ve already calculated the commission you could earn if you win this deal and started to list out in your mind how you are going to spend it.

If you could do one thing that could motivate those around you and drive success more than anything else, and all that would be necessary is to remember to do it each day, would you? It doesn’t cost anything. It only reaps rewards. It is something anyone can learn, and everyone will benefit.

Does your office have a high Drama Quotient (DQ)? Take the survey to find out.

Inevitably, customer needs and wants change over time and as an organization, this requires your company to “pivot,” and pivot correctly. How do you know how to pivot correctly? It starts with a better understanding of your customer through a Voice of the Customer (VOC) Survey.

There is one discipline that you should adopt and stick with above all else if you truly want to be successful. It is the foundation to successful athletic teams, as well as a disciplined focus in the military.