Tag: evaluation

  • Prepare for the Worst with a Business Turnaround Strategy

    Prepare for the Worst with a Business Turnaround Strategy

    Many businesses have a life cycle that, as life cycles tend to do, concludes with a period of decline and failure. Often, the demise of a company is driven by internal factors — such as weak financial oversight, lack of management consensus or one-person rule. External factors typically contribute, as well. These may include disruptive…

  • Five Ways to Give Your Sales Staff the Support They Really Need

    Five Ways to Give Your Sales Staff the Support They Really Need

    “I could sell water to a whale.” Indeed, most salespeople possess an abundance of confidence. One could say it’s a prerequisite for the job. Because of their remarkable self-assurance, sales staffers might appear to be largely autonomous. Hand them something to sell, tell them a bit about it and let them do their thing —…