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		<title>Selling from the Blind Side</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 759 words. Abstract: Salespeople have a blind side, just like quarterbacks. A simple 3-step approach allows catastrophes to be avoided before your sales are sacked. Are you prepared for what&#8217;s going to &#8220;get you&#8221; tomorrow? I&#8217;m not suggesting you live in fear or continually look over your shoulder. Yet I&#8217;m puzzled why [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2010/06/selling-from-the-blind-side/</link>
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		<title>Ignorance Management and Health Care Reform</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 1,365 words. Abstract: When you face a potentially life-changing decision, what&#8217;s your plan? Using the health care reform topic as an example, we&#8217;ll explore methods for managing our ignorance and making better decisions. I&#8217;m betting you have an opinion about the U.S. health care reform legislation. It&#8217;s one of those big issues [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2010/04/ignorance-management-and-health-care-reform/</link>
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		<title>Your Performance Improvement Trap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all want to be good at SOMEthing. When performance improvement is on your mind, it&#8217;s easy to fall for one particular trap that will surely hold you back. For instance, it might be a trap for me to write on this topic myself. Why? Because somebody else has already written about it so well. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2010/03/your-performance-improvement-trap/</link>
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		<title>Can Sales Operations Mend &#8220;Broken&#8221; Salespeople?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 893 words. Abstract: All new sales hires are chosen for their talent and expected to succeed, yet the frustration as to why some fail to produce goes on and on. Before you have to cut more underperformers loose, consider the potential impact of sales operations. Some salespeople do well in your organization, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2010/02/can-sales-operations-mend-broken-salespeople/</link>
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		<title>The Business of Living in 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 598 words. Abstract: Work-life balance is elusive. Maybe you could benefit from going back to something as basic as your definition of success. Do you have one? It&#8217;s the time of year to celebrate, and our culture celebrates success. What successes of the past year do you have to celebrate? What did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2009/12/the-business-of-living-in-2010/</link>
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		<title>Why Performance Improvement is an Uphill Battle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 1,190 words. Abstract: Performance improvement can be easy when you avoid your uphill battles. Get past the three myths that are thwarting the success of you and your team. Who doesn&#8217;t get frustrated once in awhile? Either we&#8217;re disappointed with our own failure to achieve a goal, or with the failure of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2009/11/why-performance-improvement-is-an-uphill-battle/</link>
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		<title>Where the Winners in Business Come From</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 1,289 words. Abstract: The A-players in business don&#8217;t appear out of thin air. A lot goes into their development as winners. And parents have a lot to do with where the core of their development comes from. You and I both probably had painful childhood experiences that involved winning and losing. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2009/10/where-the-winners-in-business-come-from/</link>
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		<title>Who is Cheating You Now?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 1,500 words. Abstract: Perhaps you&#8217;re frustrated because your hard work to create a better life seems thwarted at every turn. Use this approach to win against the people and problems blocking the paths to the results you desire. Despite all our efforts at work, sometimes it seems we make little economic progress. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2009/09/who-is-cheating-you-now/</link>
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		<title>Ditch Coupons Before Customers Ditch You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Paul Johnson 714 Words. Abstract:  Sales promotions are with us to stay, but you might do better if you make coupons go away. Learn about the right and wrong ways to promote your business through coupons and special pricing offers. Every shopper wants to feel like they&#8217;re getting a good deal. Merchants often attempt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://paul-johnson.com/2009/08/ditch-coupons-before-customers-ditch-you/</link>
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		<title>United Airlines May Have Strung Along the Wrong Guitar Player</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We will rock you. It&#8217;s a small world after all. United breaks guitars. If you&#8217;ve ever had the first 2 tunes stuck in your head, you won&#8217;t be able to let go of the third, either, after you watch the video below. Dave Carroll is not happy with the ways United Airlines baggage handlers treated [...]]]></description>
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