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Problem Solving

Use Breakthrough Solution Cost Reductions as a Management Development Tool

Donald Mitchell asked: If you have a valuable leadership and management tool, I’m sure you make it a point of emphasis to be sure that everyone learns how to apply the tool. Otherwise, it’s like leaving large gold nuggets and bulging diamonds lying around on the floor in your offices: You are making a lot […]

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Problem Solving

The Most Important Management Skill

Terence R Traut asked: I’ve been teaching management and leadership skills now for over 10 years to new managers and supervisors as well as to seasoned veterans. I’ve worked with some of today’s leadership and management thought leaders and researchers including Tom Peters, Dr. Warren Bennis, and Dr. Henry Mintzberg. I’ve met, researched, and worked […]

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Managing Performance / Setting Goals

Sales Management Training

John Fowler asked: We believe that for any sales training initiative to be fully successful, sales managers must be fully involved in the program. This involvement should include both training the managers, and the managers re-enforcing the learning with their sales team. The four main types of sales management training programs that we have run […]