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I hate being dependent upon email for my life
Tuesday, 31 Aug, 2010
I hate being dependent upon email for my life

Geesh. Whatever happened to the days when we called each other to say “Hi”? I even have to email my friends days in advance to organize  friend-time for a chat. And god help them if they need to …

Far too hot
Tuesday, 24 Aug, 2010
Far too hot

I live in Austin. That means August and September are the equivalent of living inside a furnace. Going outside means your eyes get blinded by the white hot sun, and your skin slowly burns. I …

Why do sales people like failure?
Thursday, 19 Aug, 2010
Why do sales people like failure?

Why do people attempt to turn my decision facilitation material into a sales model? Why do they use some of my vocabulary to try to manipulate clients? Frankly I am flummoxed by this. They’ve got a whole …

I am a lone nut
Tuesday, 17 Aug, 2010
I am a lone nut

My colleague Vanessa DiMauro is a leadership guru. This seriously cool YouTube video was on her blog recently.
Charming, fun, and smart, it tells a very interesting story of a Lone Nut, on a hill among friends, as he gets …

Why do companies make it so hard to get through?
Tuesday, 10 Aug, 2010
Why do companies make it so hard to get through?

This past week I’ve been attempting to contact technology companies that do sales enablement or some sort of sales force automation, in order to add Buying Facilitation™ to the front end as a ‘buying enablement’ …

Integrity in the sales field: don’t steal my term
Tuesday, 3 Aug, 2010
Integrity in the sales field: don’t steal my term

As my Buying Facilitation™ material becomes more widely accepted, my terminology – once derided, ignored, and scoffed at – is now becoming commonplace. Words and terms that I coined and wrote about decades ago – decision facilitation, …