HOW TO USE GREAT DEFENSE AS YOUR BEST VELOCITY STRATEGY
The massive outage that brought down Facebook and its family of apps, including Instagram and WhatsApp, for the better part of the day last week, brought some businesses around the world to a halt. Start-ups and companies that rely on social media to reach their customers were unable to fulfill orders and lost thousands in sales. So what can you do to protect your business and control your destiny next time social platforms go down? Find out in this week’s...
Velocity Mindset® Success Stories with Jeffrey Gitomer
As we enter the post-pandemic world, one thing about sales development has become increasingly clear: The standard process of calling, leaving voicemails and sending emails no longer works as well as it used to. Driven by the pandemic, video adoption has accelerated, taking over every other form of communication and leaving the businesses unable to adapt behind. So how can you use video selling to crush your sales quotas in 2021 and beyond? This week, I invited Jeffrey Gitomer, the...
How To Retain Top Talent In The Face Of Great Resignation
The last few months have seen a tidal wave of resignations - and the numbers are alarming. A total of 11.5 million American workers quit their jobs in spring alone and this trend is likely not over. According to Gallup, 48% of employees are actively searching for new opportunities. And Persio reports 38% are planning to make a change in the next six months. So what can you do to retain your top talent and avoid the devastating costs of...
HOW TO LEAD YOUR TEAM DURING THE GREAT RESIGNATION
The Great Resignation is sweeping across the U.S., with 40% of Americans considering quitting their jobs, even if they don’t have another one lined up. As we go through the global pandemic, people are getting very clear on how they want to be treated and what they want their lives to be. So what does it take to be a strong, effective leader in the post-pandemic world? How can you win the hearts and minds of your employees, hire the...
How to Move Forward When Your Nerves Are Holding You Back
Last Friday, in Denver, I was standing backstage, ready to give a keynote to over 500 people. Truth be told, I was as nervous as 33 years ago when I first started speaking. After all, this was my first LIVE speech in two years because of the pandemic. So what I did to calm my nerves down was simply the same thing that I advise my clients. Watch today’s video training to discover the single, most effective thing you can do...
Does Your Fear of Failure Impede Your Success?
One of the biggest self-limiting stories in our heads is our fear of failure. Even leaders are not immune. However, cutting short corners and having a perfect life does not mean that you are going to be living a life of Velocity. Watch today’s video training to find out how to use failure as a means of success and achieve what you want in life. #VelocityMindset #leadership #FearOfFailure
How Do You Gain Velocity in a Supply Chain Shortage?
Supply chains throughout the entire world are greatly disrupted because of the pandemic. Companies cannot get their goods and products in time, and therefore they cannot deliver to their customers who are placing orders. That is a big problem. Yet, there is a way to gain Velocity with your customers even when you can’t deliver. Watch this week’s video training to find out how. https://youtu.be/6sPZ1lPGyTU #VelocityMindset #leadership #CrisisManagement #SupplyChain #SupplyChainManagement
Are You Having Trouble Visualizing Your Future?
Your role as a leader is to enable others to achieve a desired goal. So, it begs the question: What is that goal? What is the objective, the ideal outcome that inspires passion in every member of the group? What is the outcome that is unique to you, the one that others have not yet imagined? The secret to defining that singular, compelling destination is the process of visualization. But what can you do if you have trouble visualizing your...
HOW TO GAIN VELOCITY BY INCREASING TRUST
The number one thing employees in first-world countries want most in their workplace - ahead of more pay and a fun work environment - is trusted leadership, according to The Trust Outlook™, one of the biggest studies on trust and leadership presented by the Trust Edge Leadership Institute. A lack of trust is your biggest expense. Without trust, transactions cannot occur. Without trust, influence is destroyed. Without trust, leaders lose their people. Trust can be either your most vulnerable weakness...