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Featured Posts
Zoom In: Micro Behaviors. Zoom Out: Big Impacts
George Brontén - 25 March 2026“The micro makes the macro.” That’s from Derek Cabrera, of the Cabrera Lab at Cornell, talking about systems behavior. Cabrera...[ read more ]Tweet
Ten AI Customer Service Statistics for 2026 That Will Shape Your CX Strategy Ten AI Customer Service Statistics for 2026
Shep Hyken - 25 March 2026This article answers the question: Are customers becoming more comfortable with AI in customer service? Answer: Are customers becoming more...[ read more ]Tweet
Ten AI Customer Service Statistics for 2026 That Will Shape Your CX Strategy
Shep Hyken - 25 March 2026This article answers the question: Are customers becoming more comfortable with AI in customer service? Answer: Are customers becoming more...[ read more ]Tweet
Prospecting Questions You Need to Ask Early: Part II
Mark Hunter - 25 March 2026Prospecting Questions That Move Deals Forward Sales isn’t about kicking the can down the road or waiting for someone to...[ read more ]Tweet
Willow vs. Oak – Why Rigidity is Killing Your Leadership in the AI Era of Kristie Jones
Kristie Jones - 24 March 2026The Uncommon Leader Podcast John Gallagher and I had a most engaging conversation breaking down the most important principles of...[ read more ]Tweet
How To Accomplish The Impossible: 3 Steps To Push Through Any Obstacle, Challenge, Roadblock
Meridith Elliott Powell - 24 March 2026In this ArticleWhen unexpected disruptions threatened to derail three international speaking engagements in one week, Meridith Elliott Powell applied her...[ read more ]Tweet
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Featured Books
FOCUSED: A Leadership Discipline For Sales Managers Under Pressure
Steven Rosen
The Leadership Discipline That Protects Performance from Distraction Most sales organizations do not lose performance suddenly. They lose it gradually as attention fragments and priorities blur. Calendars fill with urgency. Leaders stay busy. Standards quietly soften. By the time results [ More Here ]Integrity First Selling: How To Create Better Sales With Better Customers
Mark Hunter
In today’s noisy, trust-depleted marketplace, the most significant differentiator isn’t your product, price, or even your pitch—it’s your integrity. Integrity First Selling delivers a proven, practical framework to help you build long-term relationships with customers, close more deals, and feel [ More Here ]The LinkedIn Edge: New Sales Strategies for Unleashing the Power of LinkedIn + AI to Cold Call Less and Sell More
Jeb Blount & Brynne Tillman
Most sales professionals and entrepreneurs are desperate to find new techniques to help them break through the overwhelming noise and get the attention of high-value decision makers. They want to make fewer cold calls, face less resistance, and have more [ More Here ]Featured Contributors
Kristie Jones
Kristie is the go-to expert for SaaS and small business Founders wanting to build, grow, or scale their Sales and Customer Success teams. She started Sales Acceleration Group in 2016 ... [More Here ]Shep Hyken
Shep Hyken is a customer service and experience expert and the Chief Amazement Officer of Shepard Presentations. He is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author and ... [More Here ]Dave Kurlan
Dave Kurlan is a top-rated key-note speaker, best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and sales development industry pioneer. Dave is the founder and Senior Advisor at Objective Management Group, (OMG), the world-leader ... [More Here ]Latest Interviews, Videos & Podcasts
The Red Zone with Vince Beese
Paul Fuller at Membrain
Drawing on experience from startup sales, public company growth, and sales leadership, Vince explains why most sellers need more than a process. They need a system that helps them read [ Listen Here ]Why Sales Reps Miss Quota
Colleen Stanley
You’re getting to the end of first quarter. Some of your reps are on plan and then you have a few stragglers---and it’s frustrating ... So why isn’t everyone achieving [ Watch Here ]6 Leadership Lessons for Lasting Impact
Mark Hunter
On a recent episode of The Sales Hunter Podcast, Mark Hunter welcomed Brent Pohlman, CEO of Midwest Laboratories and author of Leading with Zest, to unpack how intentional leadership transforms [ Listen Here ]















