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Archive for Hiring/Firing

Hiring a Superstar is Useless!

Have you ever hired, what you thought to be, a superstar?  You think you’ve found the perfect candidate. They have

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High Performers Don’t Go to Grad School

I need to caveat this post with the fact that on my bucket list is to get my MBA from

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Could You Past this Test?

It appears in May, the FTC gave a company called Social Intelligence the authority to run social media background checks.

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Is it YOU?

Is it you? Are you the reason you didn’t close the big deal you’ve been working on for the past

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The Pitch and The Person

I was having lunch on a patio in downtown Denver on the 16th St Mall. Just off the patio there

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Talent is a Gift, Production is Earned

Norm Edwards gives a motivational speech every year to the incoming NFL rookies.  Herm is a great speaker and very

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SE’s (Sales Engineers) Yes or No?

One of the members of this community Matt Toth asked me my thoughts on SE’s.  He wanted to know if

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3 Most Important Traits in a Sales Person

I’m asked often about what makes a great sales person.    Like most jobs there is a certain set of

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The Fear Problem in Corporate America

Image via Wikipedia We have a fear problem in Corporate America.   Fear of failure, fear of losing, fear of

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Didn’t Think of That

I love it when it happens.  When someone on my team has an idea that no one thought of —

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