The 5 Things All Great Salespeople Do

Shared from hbr.org (the Harvard Business Review), article by Joseph Curtis, 18 Dec 2018

The best salespeople know they’re the best. They take pride in their art form. They separate themselves from the rest of the pack regardless of circumstance. …

By Joseph Curtis
Joseph Curtis VP of Enterprise Sales at Salesforce
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Lessons Learned During My Summer at Deloitte Consulting

Work Hard / Play Hard

My project had some long days and stressful moments, but Deloitte knows how to “wine and dine” us interns! We entertained a client at the Astros game, toured a local Houston brewery, and had multiple opportunities …

By Lauren Isaacson
Lauren Isaacson MBA student
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My Experience Interning at Dell

This summer I gained my first experience working in the corporate world after many years in public education. My summer internship with Dell was in the commercial marketing division for North America, and I was able to use my prior …

By Katherine (Katie) Seely
Katherine (Katie) Seely
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6 Tips To Talk On Camera Like A Pro

(Shared from Richard Newman’s LinkedIn post, 2 April 2019)

Many people are anxious about public speaking. But when they hear it is being filmed their fear goes through the roof.

All of a sudden, they become tense and their natural …

By Richard Newman
Richard Newman Author
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Viewpoint: 6 Smart Strategies for Front-Line Managers

(Shared from the SHRM Online blog/news, 8 April 2019)

Working in HR and managing people offer many different challenges, but there are some that come back again and again—and they usually aren’t the hassles that arise when writing policies or complying with …

By Paul Falcone
Paul Falcone Author & Contributor to SHRM Online
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Whatever It Takes

When I was growing up, I idolized ballplayers who scrapped and worked hard to do what the team needed. They were always “whatever it takes” guys; lay down a bunt, hit behind the runner, hit the ball in the air …

By Michael K. Shaub
Michael K. Shaub Clinical Professor & Director of Deloitte Professional Program Director
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How MBA Students are Using Artificial Intelligence to Land Jobs

(Editor’s Note:  The Mays Business School Career Management Center offers both VMock and 12Twenty resources- services mentioned in the article below- to students in the MBA and MS programs!)
Robots could wipe out many jobs, but MBA students are using …

By Seb Murray
Seb Murray
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How to Build Confidence at Work: 6 Practical Tactics (Part 2) | Your Best Professional Self Series

(Shared from the Ivy Exec newsletter)

Confidence is a major contributing factor to accomplishing our goals and how we are perceived in the workplace— but it’s not a naturally occurring trait in all of us. For those who already feel …

By Lin Grensing-Pophal
Lin Grensing-Pophal
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Defining Confidence: What Does Professional Confidence Look Like? (Part 1) | Your Best Professional Self Series

It’s a new year and professionals of all stripes are looking to hit the ground running at work and go for it. The challenge: many lack, or feel that they lack, the confidence to really make an impact. But, what …

By Lin Grensing-Pophal
Lin Grensing-Pophal
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5 Mindsets of Highly Effective Sellers

(Article shared from Inc.com)
Great sellers are able to understand why they sell a product and how it will genuinely help their customer, resulting in a natural sales process and experience.

Even the most basic sales training make an average seller out …

By Matt Ehrlichman
Matt Ehrlichman
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