by Ron Hequet | Jun 19, 2018 | Business Development, Business Planning, Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
When I was a high school senior, I signed up for speech class. I admit it was mostly because of the new, just out of college, gorgeous speech teacher. However, I learned a lot from her. I even learned discernment. Not because of my youthful infatuation, but because...
by Ron Hequet | Jun 12, 2018 | Business Development, Business Planning, Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Do you have what it takes to be a champion in sales leadership? When you raise your own level of performance, professionalism, and focus, the team follows. You set the tone by your example and results. Your role as a sales manager is to lead and develop sales people...
by Ron Hequet | Jun 5, 2018 | Business Development, Business Planning, Leadership, Marketing, Self-Achievement, Small Business
We often use the words “pull together” to describe group effort rather than entrepreneurship. The principles of socialism embrace the philosophy of functioning as a group for the benefit of the group. This is fundamental to centralized governments, which tend to...
by Ron Hequet | May 29, 2018 | Business Development, Business Planning, Career Development, Leadership, Networking, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Negotiation is a common occurrence in our everyday lives. It could be a multi-million dollar agreement or just lunch. However, for many people, the thought of negotiating a deal induces stress and anxiety, even if the intent is to simply discuss and eventually agree...
by Ron Hequet | Apr 17, 2018 | Business Development, Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement, Small Business
Every one of us add to or detract from our professional and personal lives based on our own thoughts. Our thoughts influence what and how we achieve. In turn, our actions result from the input to our conscious and subconscious mind. If we feed our mind with thoughts...
by Ron Hequet | Apr 10, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Leadership, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Self-Achievement
I once read that by the time people reach their mid-thirties, they have stopped learning new skills. In addition, they no longer possess the discipline or knowledge to be in control of their lives. Instead, they are moved one way or another by others, the economy, or...