December, 2011
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"Whether profiling senior team candidates, integrating and transitioning new candidates into our firm, or innovative, customized professional development for our team, we view The Collaborative as our 'consulting Consigliore' and a permanent outside consultant for our Firm."

-Michelle Smith

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As 2011 comes to a close we are excited to offer new tools to help you and your firm identify, plan and achieve goals; and to communicate more effectively with prospects and clients.  

 

Collaborating PodcastWe're pleased to announce the launch of our new podcast: Collaborating. Click here to go to our Blog/Podcast page and learn more by listeining to "Introducing the Collaborating Podcast". See below for more on the podcast --Optimizing the Face-to-Face Sales Meeting. You can subscribe to Collaborating on iTunes by clicking here.

 

 The S.H.I.F.T. Model™ is a proven, five-step method that is based on over 25 years of corporate experience. In this groundbreaking book, you gain the tools to both assess and address your business needs-and then achieve the goals you set. The step-by-step process includes worksheets that guide you the whole way. Please see below for a thought-provoking article on this topic.

salesmeetingOptimizing the Face-to-Face Sales Meeting

Sales MeetingCatapult your sales forward and shorten the sales cycle by learning the 7 keys to preparing for any sales meeting in this Collaborating podcast. Click here to be taken to iTunes online, or click here to listen on the Collaborative's website.

 

shiftDoes Your Business Need a Shift?

SHIFT your business...These are difficult economic times. Even firms that are doing well would like to be doing better. But even when a business knows where they want to go, the process of actually getting there seems to often take a wrong turn! The desired outcome sits there, almost taunting the leader, owner or manager to reach it, but the mark often gets missed.

After working with individuals in a coaching capacity, and with businesses on business-building and growth, for the better part of two decades, we've seen some consistent themes that need to be in place for an effective change management process-and a shift to success.

Read the whole article here 

 

Beverly Flaxington                   Michael Slemmer
The Collaborative for Business Development, Inc. 
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