Selling Spoiler Alert … there is no “magic bullet” in sales. Ultra high performers understand this, but we all falter at some point (and sometimes more than once). Most of us have experienced sales slumps and have excuses for why. As a reminder, we have control over our actions, reactions and mindset even in the...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer I’m writing this post from a hospital waiting room while my mother undergoes open heart surgery for an aortic aneurysm. Sounds pretty scary, right? It is! It’s life-and-death scary and it’s unexpectedly turned my world upside down in every aspect of my life. The feelings of overwhelm, fear, uncertainty,...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Many of our clients have been on my mind through Hurricane Florence. The struggle is real for all of us in the Southeast. As a company we have not been disrupted too much. Our theater (Carolina Improv Company) had to close for a weekend. Not a big deal, but we...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Every November, I make time to look at our business and ask the challenging question: “What’s not working and needs to be improved?” Then, I get to work on the following year’s business plan, as I was groomed to do in my corporate days. This year the process was more...Read More
By Karen Stone Mickool On the side of a New York City building that stretches a full block in both directions, the lights come up as dusk falls to illuminate one word…. The building, of course is the iconic Macy’s Department Store and the word—outlined in lights and tinsel—BELIEVE This might be the single most...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Imagine a flea market setting where the following conversation transpires: Buyer: How much for the toaster? Vendor: Five dollars Buyer: I’ll give you three. Vendor: It’s five. Buyer: Four. Vendor: Five. Buyer: [mumbles under his breath and walks away disgusted] Ten minutes later the buyer comes back. Buyer: I’ll take that...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Contributor: Karen Stone Mickool, Culture Curation Specialist Secret Santas, potluck luncheons, party planning, cookie exchanges, school concerts, class parties…chances are you and your employees are involved in at least a few of the above. Not to mention, cyber shopping, meal planning, travel arrangements and more—all done from the “privacy”...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer ‘Tis the season when many of us feel the end-of-year stress in business, as we race to just get to the holidays to take some time off before jumping in again in January to kick off a fresh and better year all over again. Yes, I know that was...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer A couple of weeks ago I posted a blog about “How The Presidential Campaign is Hurting Your Business”. I think many of us are shocked by the results. I posed the following questions on Oct. 31: How are you managing this right now to meet employee needs and calm...Read More
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer We all know that finding the best talent takes effort, intention, time and money. It’s not an overnight process IF you want people who fit the culture. And sometimes it could take months, even years to find the right people for top leadership positions. Hiring the wrong leader can...Read More