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In the latest Strategic Insights Podcast Tim Deuitch, Bo Smith and Seth Baker share tips to help sales people slow down to fully understand their customer’s needs before suggesting solutions. Slowing down and surfacing more information is managed by tackling the blind spots – the opportunities we don’t see - as we visit with a customer. Much like taking a moment to peer into an actual driving blind spot, tackling blind spots takes a deliberate approach.

Have you recently been promoted to management? As a manager do you understand your new role? In Episode 34 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Andrea McOwen, Bob Parks, and Joane Ramsey share three tips for successfully transitioning from an individual contributor to a manager. Learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/3-tips-for-a-successful-transition-from-doer-to-manager

Interview with Colin Pitcairn, Group Head of Learning and Development, Keller Group by Strategic Enhancement Group

Is your employee turnover increasing? Are key metrics being missed consistently? Are teams not living up to the Vision and Mission? In Episode 33 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Tim Deuitch, Bob Parks, and Joane Ramsey share four key strategies leaders must embrace when changing their organization's culture to drive performance improvement.

Does your sales organization have Strategy, Systems, Skills and Safety in place? In Episode 32 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Susan Hall and Joane Ramsey share four key strategies for more successful cross-selling.

Do your employees know why they are in training? Has the strategy behind the training been shared? Are the trainees Participants, Vacationers or Hostages? In Episode 31 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Joane Ramsey and Tim Deuitch share strategies to prepare your company for a more impactful training initiative. Read the full transcript and learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/what-happens-when-companies-do-not-engage-training-participants-early

How do you get your leadership team behind a training initiative? How do you know if your training is successful? What happens if you do not implement training that changes behavior? In Episode 30 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Joane Ramsey and Tim Deuitch share strategies to deliver training success through successfully selling training initiatives across the organization and the leadership team. Learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/3-tips-for-selling-initiatives-internally

The Differences Between Webinars, E-Learning And Virtual Training by Strategic Enhancement Group

Why Virtual Teams Fail And Strategies For Success by Strategic Enhancement Group

Are your clients not returning your calls? Are your emails a one way conversation? What are your clients current business priorities? In Episode 27 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Tim Deuitch, Rick Van Natta, and Bo Smith share a 6 step process for updating your Value Proposition. Read the full transcript and learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/covid-requires-a-new-value-proposition-6-essential-steps

How does your company distinguish themselves from their competition? What can your leadership do to create such an organization that is Commercially Excellent? In Episode 26 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Joane Ramsey and Rick Van Natta share strategies for leaders to align their decision making and inspire everyone in the organization to pull in the same direction for more sustainable and profitable growth. Read the full transcript and learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/how-to-become-a-commercially-excellent-organization

How are you approaching your clients as their business evolves? Are you adapting your own organization to better relate with your customers?  In Episode 25 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Tim Deuitch and Susan Hall share four  approaches you should take now that your clients have changed in the current pandemic environment or any future industry shake up. Learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/your-clients-have-changed-4-ways-you-must-change-with-them

Is your organization trying to sort out how to continue to train your talent remotely? If so, then don’t underestimate the steps needed to ensure a smooth remote training experience both domestically and globally. In Episode 24 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Susan Hall and Janis Lipsitz share best practices and lessons learned when implementing successful Virtual Training for maximum ROI. Read the full transcript and learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/virtual-training-best-practices

Every salesperson has had an experience where they've met the customer's stated business objectives and yet they still didn't get the business. It's important to know that there are two components to every decision that a customer makes about doing business with you. One is, the task, the business or logical side of the decision. In other words, "How can you help us grow our business by X percent? We need to improve our profit by Y percent," but what they often miss is there's another side to their decision making, and that is the personal or emotional part of the sale. "You may be able to show me that you can meet my business objectives, but if my team isn't on board" or "This isn't going to help me get the promotion that I really want," you're not going to get that business. So today, what we'd like to talk about are what we call task and personal motives.

Have you ever had a leader who did not live up to the same standards they defined? What about a leader who could not hold a person or team accountable? In Episode 22 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Andrea McOwen and Bob Parks share the two elements that define leadership. Read the full transcription and learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/our-point-of-view-on-leadership/

Do you struggle giving employees critical feedback? How do you make sure that challenging conversations are non-confrontational? In Episode 21 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Susan Hall and Andrea McOwen share three tips to help managers and leaders give difficult employee feedback. Learn more at: https://www.strategicenhancement.com

Is your organization looking for better retention, a more collaborative environment, and improved employee engagement? If so, then don’t just do leadership training, but invest in developing your leaders. In Episode 20 of the Strategic Insights Podcast, Tim Deuitch, Andrea McOwen, and Joane Ramsey share strategies to move from leadership training to leadership development. Learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/how-do-you-know-leadership-training-works/

In today's world we are faced with a global leadership crisis. One may ask the question, why is character is so important to being a successful leader? We can answer that question by saying that character provides the foundation that makes a leader's skills effective in the context of how they lead their organization. Learn more at https://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/why-is-character-so-important-to-being-a-successful-leader/

Do you manage, lead or work with a person who is methodical and organized in thought? They value systems of approach, versus off the cuff thinking. Do they tend to go quiet during tension? You are probably working with an Analytical. In Episode 18 of Strategic Insights, Tim Deuitch and Susan Hall share strategies for identifying, working and leading Analyticals for improved performance through increasing your Versatility. Read full transcript at: http://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/leading-and-managing-analytical-coworkers-embrace-their-process

Is your client always seeking more information? Do they ask questions? Do they tend to take time to think before they speak? Then you are probably working with an Analytical. Susan Hall and Tim Deuitch discuss strategies to be more versatile and successful when selling to clients and prospects who display the Analytical social style. Learn more at http://www.strategicenhancement.com/blog/selling-to-analyticals-providing-the-right-information