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Communication, Culture, KoleHardFacts, Planning, Preparation, Professionalism, Sales, Tactics, Training, Ziglar · February 18, 2023

#300: Why won’t people call anymore?

Celebrating my 12th Anniversary of writing the Kole Hard Facts, and #300, I am reposting my first attempt at blogging and adding some additional thoughts at the end. You can listen to the podcast version by CLICKING HERE I'm sitting in my office, and "ding," the email icon appears, and for one time …

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Communication, Covey, Culture, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Tactics, Time Management · February 14, 2023

#299: Describe your average perfect week

One of my favorite activities I ask of my clients is to describe their average perfect week. The responses vary, but it gets people thinking on what is important in their lives. If you would rather listen to the Podcast Version - CLICK HERE Don't worry if you can't simply answer this. This is not an …

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Communication, Culture, Influence, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Professionalism, Sales, Tactics, Ziglar · February 7, 2023

#298: Is it so obvious that you could be wrong?

You may have heard the story about the US shoe company and its quest to grow sales in India. If so, please bear with me to remind some of our new readers. If you would prefer to listen to a podcast version of this article CLICK HERE In the early 1900s, the CEO of a US based shoe company wanted to …

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Communication, Leadership · November 3, 2022

PRESS RELEASE: Kole Performance Group Interview on The Entrepreneur MBA Podcast

Effective leadership is at the heart of every organization;  it sets its tone and dictates its trajectory. With this in mind, business owners should strive to acquire the requisite leadership skills to successfully navigate the rollercoaster of running a company. If you lack leadership skills, it …

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Communication, Influence, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Preparation, Professionalism, Tactics, Training, Ziglar · September 6, 2022

Finding the perfect candidate

I hope you all enjoyed the Labor Day Weekend. I know we call it the unofficial end of summer, but I personally am not ready for what comes next! For those that don't know, I live in Michigan - our winters are sometimes 8 months long! At the end of a recently completed team building session, there …

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Communication, Goals, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Motivation, Planning, Preparation, Professionalism, Responsibility, Tactics, Time Management, Ziglar · August 16, 2022

Hit me with your best shot

The famous Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had an Intern working for him. On one random Thursday morning, Secretary Kissinger asks the Intern to write a position paper on a particular topic. If you would rather listen to a podcast version, CLICK HERE, otherwise continue reading The Intern is …

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Communication, Goals, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Planning, Professionalism, Tactics, Time Management, Training, Ziglar · July 26, 2022

3-2-1 Grow

Most of us can't remember what we had for breakfast yesterday; how can we be expected to remember all our victories and challenges? So this week's blog is a short and simple exercise that I've used for years. I call it the 3-2-1 Grow Program. I usually do this on Saturday or Sunday morning, spending …

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Communication, Goals, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Planning, Sales, Tactics · June 20, 2022

The 3-steps to any type of sale

In last week's blog "What type of Pencil do you use", we mentioned the sales process. To refresh your memory, we wrote: "Sales come to those that have something someone needed when they needed it. They offered value, a solution to a problem, a service that was missing. Success comes when you rinse …

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Communication, Goals, Influence, KoleHardFacts, Respect, Responsibility, Ziglar · June 9, 2022

Quick tips on how to build trust in teams

Identifying the issue Last week we discussed staying in your lane. In the article, we mention that trust and respect are some of the causes. For example; if your engineering manager doesn't trust the sales manager to follow through, you may see him butting in to this area of the business. Why isn't …

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Communication, KoleHardFacts, Leadership, Planning, Responsibility · May 31, 2022

Does your team remind you of a 5 year olds soccer team?

Johnny! Run a LAP! Somehow I was voluntold to become a soccer coach when my daughter was 5-years old. Mind you, I knew nothing about soccer having never played before. After going to the library and reading up a bit (yes, the library - Google had not yet been invented), I figured out the basics of …

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