By: Brooke M. Dukes
As a busy professional, you’re probably spending a lot of time focused on your career, but how are you balancing the other areas of your life, like your mindset, health, and relationships? Being the Ultimate Performer in business requires maintaining a healthy balance outside of...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
The fear of failure can be one of the most powerful hindrances to our success, mostly because of all the looming “What ifs?” that are riddled in the uncertainty of trying something new. We can hardly stomach the shame and embarrassment that will be waiting for us on the other si...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
Selling to corporate C-level executives requires a strategic and targeted approach, as these high-level decision-makers are often time-constrained and focused on achieving specific business outcomes. Personalizing your pitch by quickly identifying which emotional need your leade...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
5 Ways to Build Long-Term Client Relationships
The “new normal” that is emerging post-pandemic is bringing many changes in client relations. Phone conferences or video calls are replacing face-to-face meetings. Products and services are changing and many deals have been restruc...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
10 Tips to Lower Stress and Increase Productivity While Working Remotely
Are you one of the millions of remote workers that are reshaping the workforce following the pandemic?
A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center found that most remote workers are doing so by ch...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
Negotiating is a part of everyday life, but in business, it's absolutely critical to your success. Poor negotiation is the downfall of many professionals.Â
There are five key steps to successful negotiations.
- Research
Successful negotiators do their homework and take the...
By: Brooke M. Dukes
There’s a difference between a group of people working together and a true “team.” If you want to shape a group of people into a strong team, there are ten essential elements to put into place to create team unity.
- Empathy and Awareness
A team needs to function as one coh...
