by Marc Corsini | Oct 11, 2016 | Executive Coaching
Part of our business coaching service involves advising people on any number of things. Sometimes I have people who are not necessarily in my programs call and want to meet with me for some advice. Most of these people are friends or friends of friends or friends of...
by Marc Corsini | Sep 27, 2016 | Uncategorized
We all recognize failure when we see it. Success sometimes is harder to spot. Years ago, when I worked for a technology company in Birmingham, I hired a seasoned salesperson who appeared to have a great track record of success. We were excited about getting him;...
by Marc Corsini | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
During one of my recent sales coaching sessions, a salesperson and I were reviewing his “homework.” This salesperson had made commitments to do a certain number of new business-related activities in order to advance the sales process with several new opportunities....
by Marc Corsini | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Recently, I scheduled a two-hour, lunchtime meeting with a company president and sales manager. I was meeting with the sales manager first, at 11, so I suggested having lunch brought in for the three of us. The company president, who was joining us at noon, said he...
by Marc Corsini | Aug 9, 2016 | Authentic Selling, Executive Coaching
I’ve always loved “yard work,” which is what we called lawn maintenance back when I was growing up in Macon, Georgia. I find much joy and satisfaction in the immediate gratification that comes from taking a yard that needs grooming and then, a mere few hours later,...
by Marc Corsini | Jul 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
In previous blogs, I’ve talked about how extremely busy people are today. We’ve discussed “the swarm” of the many different day-to-day tasks and simple to-dos in life both in and out of the office. That swarm makes achieving a balanced life challenging for any...
by Marc Corsini | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
What would you say if someone asked you, “What’s the #1 ingredient for a successful relationship?” I’m talking about any type of relationship—marriage, parent-child, work, church, civic organization, Boy Scouts, baseball team, etc. In my opinion, and probably yours,...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Meetings. Some are good, some are bad and some are just a waste of time. It doesn’t matter if these meetings take place in a corporate boardroom, during a civic club leadership session, with a church committee, whatever, we’ve all sat through some version of the good,...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
We’ve all, at some point, read (or listened to) a business-related book that encouraged us to think differently about our jobs or motivated us to positive action. Good to Great by Jim Collins was one of those books for me. So was E-Myth by Michael Gerber; The...
by Marc Corsini | May 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Each year, at about this time, I post my “vacation do’s and don’ts” blog since many of you will be enjoying some downtime soon. Or at least, you’ll be trying to relax. Unfortunately, many people don’t really go on vacation; they just relocate their office to...
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