convention
convention
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-11-28
Imagine two customer service agents, Bill and Megan, who sit on the far sides of a room containing about 200 of their peers.Bill struggles on every call to provide the best care possible, going out of...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-02
The other day I was approached by someone who wants a Webinar speaker, and I am an experienced one, in addition to being a conventional platform type.But he wanted to pay less than my prevailing rate ...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-05
A major benefit of being a full-time consultant is that you get a chance to learn an amazing amount from your clients. In a sense, this is a career where every day you're enjoying a continuing educati...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-05
Whatever you're negotiating, it is essential to gauge the urgency with which the other party wants to or needs to make a deal.When you're buying a piece of real estate, for example, one of the key que...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-06
I teach at UCLA and my Ph.D. is from USC, where I have also taught, so you can imagine how conflicted I am on game day.The UCLA-USC cross-town rivalry has led to divorces, and worse.But this odd strad...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-07
A "close," as you know, is a stylized way of bringing a sales conversation to a positive conclusion. Technically, it is the place at which we ask for approval.We're seeking a yes, but not in a way tha...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-09
Every seller has been afflicted by the buyer who neither says yes nor offers an objection.He is the fence-sitter, the person who seems almost biologically unable to arrive at a decision, no matter how...
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by Dr. Gary S. Goodman - 2006-12-15
There's a classic number in American musical theater, "Gotta Dance!" that sums up the creative urge.If you're creative, and this doesn't pertain only to writers, singers, dancers, actors, and performe...
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by Shannon Kilkenny - 2006-12-16
Every event whether it's a meeting, party, seminar, conference, charity event, or your high school reunion will have common threads regardless of what it is, where it's held, when or why it is happeni...
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by Paul Williams - 2006-11-08
The Major Issues Facing General Contractors This issue's focus is on several important issues facing general contractors (GCs), companies "officially" designated by show management to provide lab...