Sara October 13, 2011 Management, Organizational

Too many agencies have square pegs in round holes…why?

Our industry has historically identified prior work experience in a particular position as the on-ramp to a series of recurring positions, sometimes with different agencies, ...

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Sara October 12, 2011 E&O Risk Management, Management, Operations, Synerdynamics

How preferred is preferred and are you willing to pay the E&O deductible for preferred client treatment?

I did an agency workflow audit recently where I found piles and piles of insured copies of policies.  They had delivery form letters attached and everything, but were just ...

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Sara October 11, 2011 Leadership, Management, Operations, Organizational, Professional Development, Sales & Sales Management, Synerdynamics

Real, organic change in an organization starts with individuals who change themselves.

Talk about a four-lettered word in many of the organizations I work with –  that’s “Change”.  OK, I haven’t totally lost it, I know ...

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Sara October 6, 2011 Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Synerdynamics

Knowledge is power. How powerful are you?

  When I found out I was going to have twins I threw myself into a massive research mode to learn everything I could about carrying and having twins.  Talk about crazy ...

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Sara October 5, 2011 Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Synerdynamics

Your thinking will dictate your actions which inevitably dictate your results.

  Being resilient has to be one of the most common success mindsets among all the skyrocketing young entrepreneurs I’ve studied over the course of the years.  A lesson ...

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Sara September 28, 2011 Management, Marketing, Operations, Organizational, Professional Development, Synerdynamics

If your business isn’t growing, it’s your fault. What are you going to do about it?

If you’re not stopping at least once a month and looking at some key success indicators on a regular basis – no one else is and where does that get you in the long run ...

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Sara September 23, 2011 Management, Professional Development, Synerdynamics

Change your actions and your heart will follow.

I heard that statement early in my professional career.  At the time I’m sure that pearl of wisdom was intended to inspire me physically do something because I needed to do ...

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Sara September 22, 2011 Leadership, Management, Professional Development, Synerdynamics

Capitalize on your 8th Habit – find your unique voice and help others find theirs.

I enjoy doing behavioral profiling for a number of my clents.  While we start with some basic framework profiling data, for close to 10 years of doing this, I’ve never seen ...

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Sara September 21, 2011 Management, Marketing, Sales & Sales Management, Synerdynamics

Keep the sales conversation centered on opportunities, not problems.

With executives, consider avoiding the classic “pain-based” questioning model” where salespeople try to diagnose and instantly fix an area of client concern.  ...

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Sara September 20, 2011 Management, Marketing, Professional Development, Sales & Sales Management, Synerdynamics

Successful sales conversations center on opportunities, not problems.

  Too many times typcial sales people spend more time tearing down the competition’s lousy job than highlighting on the positives that they bring to the table.  Have ...

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