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5 Ways to Be More Persuasive
In sales, the power to persuade is everything. But if you’re struggling to influence potential clients it may be because you need to improve one important skill: listening. It may seem counterintuitive that in order to persuade, you should listen more, but think about it – no one has ever listened themselves out of a…
Being Charitable Is Actually A Good Business Strategy
One of the Core Values at Center for Victory is to ‘Be Like Fred’. If you’re not from Pittsburgh, or just unsure of who we mean when we say Fred, it’s Fred Rogers, of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. What we mean by ‘Be Like Fred’ is to be a servant leader, have a heart for people,…
Are You Fostering A Culture Of Owners Or Renters?
Be an Eagle. As one of our core values at Center for Victory, we strive to fill our company with eagles. There are a number of characteristics that fall under this core value, including, but not limited to, maturity, accountability, and continuously striving for self-improvement. But one characteristic that seems to get overlooked in a…
Good Leaders Develop Other Leaders
Tom Peter says, “the best leaders don’t create more followers, they create more leaders.” It’s important to note that you cannot force someone to be a leader, they must decide for themselves if leadership is something they want. However, if you lead by example, and show your team what a good leader looks like, you…
Are You Pursuing Your Passion?
It’s been said many times, “if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.” While the saying itself could be argued (just because you love your job doesn’t mean you’re not working hard), the sentiment behind it is worth pursuing. To love what you do, you have to start pursuing…
Is it Really Bad Managers Causing Employees to Quit?
We’ve said it many times, employees quit because of bad bosses. And while that is true, to an extent, recent research shows the most common reason people quit is the organization itself. Of the top 10 engagement drivers, 9 have to do with the organization itself. And we know that if employees are not engaged,…
The Importance of On-Going Development of Employees
Regardless of the industry, for businesses to thrive and compete successfully in today’s ever-changing business environment, it is imperative to invest in employee training and development. Not only do training programs help employees avoid making mistakes that result from their lack of information and knowledge but they also help the company increase employee retention, gain…
Leadership Lessons From The Founding Fathers
243 years ago, the United States was in it’s very beginning stages. But, the creation of the United States of America was far from a sure thing, never mind surviving and then thriving to become one of the foremost nations on the planet. In June of 1776, the Americans were at war with their mother…
Do Your Employees Understand Your Expectations?
Managers and supervisors spend the bulk of their time communicating. The Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness reports that leaders surveyed say they spend about 80 percent of their time communicating. This time expenditure includes asking employees to complete specific tasks or solve issues, writing emails to delegate work assignments and training employees in new…
How Psychometrics Can Give You A Winning Sales Team
Talk to most sales managers and they’ll agree that there are certain personality traits that are typically associated with successful salespeople. Granted these traits do vary among different sales roles and industries (i.e. outsides sales vs. inside sales, industries with short sales cycles vs. long sales cycles, etc.) However, understanding what traits typically lead to…
