As I work, I generally enjoy having music in the background. My favorite local station here in Minneapolis is The Current, a contemporary music station with a more eclectic mix than the local commercial stations. As a service provided by NPR, The …
When we train people on Negotiating with Backbone, every now and then we get the question, “Can a buyer type change at different times?” The answer we give is, “Yes, it depends on the situation.” Today I want to share a situation I went throu…
How Well Does Your Sales Team Harvest Value? As the understanding and communication of value matures in a sales organization, the payoff to a company’s profit increases. This truth is widely accepted, like that fire is hot or rain is wet.&nb…
In an article in the Wall Street Journal last week, columnist Andrea Fuller detailed her journey through the frustrations of trying to find out the fees (read: price) she pays her financial advisor. Due to conflicts of interest, the WSJ does not a…
