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Company Culture
“Oh yay, another team building event”, said no one ever!
UPDATED on October 8, 2018 By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer What do you think of when you hear the words “team building”? What does it mean to YOU? I’ll tell you what I think … Oh no, another potential client who THINKS they need team building. Potential clients often find us through a google...Read More
7 Reasons to Hire an Image Coach
This blog post was originally written and published by Style & Image Coach Victoria Baird on her website. Imaging coaching is not only for the rich and famous. I work with many professional women. Each client is unique in both their style and needs when working with me. Let’s dig right in and I can...Read More
Are Your Vendors A Good Fit For Your Company Culture?
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer Being a “good fit” for a company does not pertain to only your employees. Having a healthy company culture requires every human interaction to be in alignment with your organization, including your employees, customers AND vendors. This seems like a simple philosophy but is often overlooked. We “settle” for...Read More
It Sounds Simple, But What’s Your Company’s Purpose?
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer The first time I wrote a REAL business plan was when I entertained the idea of buying a franchise. I knew I wanted to be my own boss and do my own thing. A former boss had even inspired me by saying “When you’re the President of the company...Read More
The End Of Summer Is The Beginning of Crushing Q4
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer All summer long it’s so normal to get those reply emails that start with “I’m on vacation until xyz date.” It’s a CRM juggling game of proving to your bosses that you really, truly are following up on new business but “they’re on vacation, I left a message” becomes...Read More
Finding Good Employees – Ask Yourself “Why”
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer “We can’t find good employees” is a phrase I continue to hear from nearly every client. No matter what the industry or geography this sentiment is shared often. And while we are a smaller company that doesn’t depend on many employees to manage our businesses, I do have many...Read More
Common Sense Customer Service – That’s The (Meal) Ticket!
By Gina Trimarco, Chief Results Officer How is it that the employees of the same company can differ so much when it comes to customer service? This is a question of training versus common sense but really it comes down to hiring culture. I recently attended a client’s annual meeting and awards dinner at a...Read More
6 STRATEGIES TO BETTER PREPARE AND PREVENT UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS
The following guest post was written by Shawn Karol Sandy of The Selling Agency, a partner of Pivot10 Results and co-presenter of “From Pain To Profit: Strategically Pivot Your Talent and Culture” on June 23, 2016 in Myrtle Beach. We spend a lot of time and energy writing and discussing how to attract and sell...Read More
How Do You Build A Successful Sales Program? NOT How You Think . . .
The following guest post was written by Shawn Karol Sandy of The Selling Agency, a partner of Pivot10 Results and co-presenter of “From Pain To Profit: Strategically Pivot Your Talent and Culture” on June 23, 2016 in Myrtle Beach. We run across this situation quite often. You started a business. You hustled. You busted your...Read More
Your Inner Voice is Talking… Are You Listening?
By Karen Stone Mickool, Culture Curation Specialist THE STORY…. A number of years ago, I interviewed for a job as a Training Manager for a division of a well-known insurance company. In those days, my experience hadn’t led me to the classic lessons I would later learn from recruiting pros and headhunters. So, while I...Read More