Why You Want a Lower Sales Closing Rate

 You might think that a 100% closing rate is perfect. 100% is probably impossible so something like 85% should be your goal. Right? No. It depends on what you sell. A grocery store should “close” every potential milk sale. A car sales person can expect to...

Are You Grading Your Work?

  In spite of institutional education’s desire to move away from grading, it works. Grading works with people who are motivated to achieve. Calling it only a letter grade is like calling marriage only a piece of paper. People who do things right know...

Why “Fun” at Work Should NOT Be a Goal

  It is very important that people have fun at work. Fun improves morale and brings with it a host of real benefits to the business from improved productivity to reduced turnover. But fun should not be a goal of any business. I write often about the...