Leadership

To Sell More, What Should You Use – Scripts or Agendas…

By ronkarr.Admin | January 24, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I want to ask you a question critical to your business outcomes: Do you insist your that your sales people and customer service people rely on scripts or do they use agendas?

VIDEO: Marketing Successfully in Today's World

By ronkarr.Admin | January 19, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I see companies that struggle to succeed with marketing and the reason they fail is they’re not concentrating on the most important aspect. Truly successful marketing organizations capitalize on pull marketing….that pulls in leads and new customers for sales people to respond to. Today there are lots of free technology available that will help you enhance your pull marketing. Watch this video to learn more.

Expanding Influence: Hearing versus Listening

By ronkarr.Admin | January 17, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I want to take a look at the difference between listening and hearing, and the IMPACT true listening can have on your personal and professional relationships.

VIDEO: Outselling Your Competition

By ronkarr.Admin | January 12, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I have worked with sales executives that want to outsell their competition, but if you are still focusing on transactional conversations, you will never achieve this goal. It’s not about competing its about creating a better outcome. The only way to achieve this is to have an enterprise conversation versus a transactional conversation. Watch this video to learn how YOU can outsell your competition.

Getting Workers Off of Cell Phones

By ronkarr.Admin | January 10, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I often find that leaders and managers are focused on the symptoms, not the underlying condition. They obsess over common workplace problems, but underneath those problems is the issue of a lack of motivation.

VIDEO: Using Enterprise Conversations To Lessen The Impact Of Price

By ronkarr.Admin | January 5, 2017 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I have worked with sales executives on having  enterprise conversations with their customers.  Enterprise conversations go way beyond price.  The enterprise conversation is about how much money and time one will  save over the lifetime of a product.   It is about gaining better utilization, efficiency and overall results.  If you have the right enterprise conversation, the price of your product/service will often be the last thing you talk about.  Watch this video to see how to have an effective enterprise conversation.

Video: The Number One Secret On How To Penetrate New Markets

By ronkarr.Admin | December 29, 2016 |

As a sales and leadership expert I am inundated by companies who are struggling to find and penetrate new markets. In order to penetrate new markets, you must be able to impact their results beyond what the competition is currently doing.  Watch this video to see how you can easily penetrate new markets and grow your sales!

To Grow Sales You Need The “In” and The “On”

By ronkarr.Admin | December 27, 2016 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I find people working mostly “in” their business (such as making sales calls, fulfilling orders), this will only get you so far. To maximize your business you must also work “on” your business (strategizing, coaching and leading). When you work “in” and “on” your business you will gain velocity and maximum growth. And, you’ll be making the greatest IMPACT on your markets, customers and employees/colleagues.

How To Guarantee Success When Promoting a Top Producer Into A Manager’s Role

By ronkarr.Admin | December 20, 2016 |

As a sales and leadership expert, I see many times companies promoting top performing sales executives to management positions and they fail! Why do they fail? They fail because they didn’t have the IMPACT necessary to lead a team and the reason for that is they have not transformed from being a sales exec to being a sales leader. This post will share with you how top producing sales executives can make this transformation seamlessly and succeed!

VIDEO: Turning Crisis and Conflict Into Golden Opportunities

By ronkarr.Admin | December 15, 2016 |

As a sales and leadership expert Ron explains how you can use conflict to grow your business, When you help someone through conflict, they are open to helping you because you just helped them! Watch the video to learn more!

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Go Slow to Go Fast

By John Lusher / April 18, 2024 /

Do you know that sometimes you have to go slow to go fast? Recently, I installed a new productivity software program. And like many of you, I figured I knew immediately what I had to do, so I didn’t bother reading the instructions. After two painful hours of trying to get the software to work…

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Do you leverage your strengths to win the game of life? 

By John Lusher / February 15, 2024 /

This past Sunday, we had a great Super Bowl with an overtime win—the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs. Both teams had two different styles of quarterbacks. One of the reasons both teams made it to the Super Bowl was because their head coaches leveraged each quarterback’s strengths. Coach Andy Reid, with the…

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Unlocking Success: How Starbucks Boosted Velocity and Customer Satisfaction

By John Lusher / September 28, 2023 /

So how can you enhance the customer experience while at the same time increasing your own Velocity? You may have read this week that Starbucks is investing billions of dollars to cut down customer wait times by 55 seconds. Their solution? The new syrup machine. With it, baristas can simply press a button to access milk and…

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The Power Within: How to Create Your Own Energy and Thrive

By John Lusher / September 7, 2023 /

Imagine being 14 years old, diagnosed with a condition causing immense pain and grief. That’s what happened to me when I was 14. It was a speech impediment, preventing me from pronouncing the letter “R.” It was so painful and led to a lot of ridicule in my life. In fact, they called this impediment…

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Are You in Alignment with the People You Are Trying to Influence?

By John Lusher / August 31, 2023 /

Think about alignment for a second. What is the opposite word of alignment? It is resistance. And you can easily see that if you have resistance, Velocity is affected. Let’s talk about resistance. Imagine you’re on an airplane, cruising, when suddenly you encounter strong headwinds. What happens to your velocity towards the destination? It’s impeded,…

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The Velocity Mindset: Change Your Mindset, Rewrite Your Story

By John Lusher / August 21, 2023 /

What would the world be like if everyone acted like a leader, not a victim of circumstances? Finally, a practical guide that conquers the minds and hearts of leaders around the world! Grab your copy of The Velocity Mindset® book on Amazon:  https://bit.ly/TheVelocityMindset #VelocityMindset #mindset #leadership #sales

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What’s stopping you from doing what you really want to do?

By John Lusher / August 3, 2023 /

So what’s stopping you from doing what you really want to do? During a recent coaching call with a client, I posed the question, “Where are you in life today, and where do you see yourself in five years? What does that vision look like to you?” The person shared that he didn’t want to…

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Step into the Future: Empowering Your Brand with AI Avatar Presentations

By John Lusher / July 27, 2023 /

Everyone’s buzzing about AI, and guess what? You’re experiencing its magic firsthand through this Avatar presentation! It’s fascinating that all I had to do was write a script and upload it – and here he is, bringing my words to life. You may be asking: “So how can something like this help ME?” Let’s suppose you are…

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What is Your Goal for the Sales Call?

By John Lusher / July 20, 2023 /

So what is your goal for the communication you’re about to make? When I coach CEOs or sales executives, I ask them: “What’s your goal for the call?” Often, they have the wrong goal in mind, which leads them to wrong actions that don’t deliver the results that they want. More importantly, it strips them of…

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From Hearing to Understanding: Mastering the Art of Listening in Market Research

By John Lusher / July 19, 2023 /

In the ever-evolving landscape of business, truly understanding our market’s needs is paramount. It’s not just about hearing what they have to say, but actively listening to their voices. But what does listening really mean? Discover the true essence of listening in this video. #MarketResearch #VelocityMindset #sales #leadership

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