by Rob Jolles | Dec 14, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Zig Ziglar passed away a few weeks ago, and I wanted to take a moment to say, “thanks.” For those who may not know of Mr. Ziglar, let me take a moment and bring you up to speed. He was born in Alabama, the tenth of twelve children, and served in the United States...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 30, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
I’ve always been a basketball fan. I played a lot as a kid in various leagues, and began coaching kids at the age of 22. I coached both boys and girls in house league teams, select teams, and travel teams. I created my own playbooks, and ran full motion offenses. I...
by Rob Jolles | Nov 16, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Motivation, Public Speaking
As a student of the presentation game, I’ve watched a lot of presentations in my life. After a while, you can quickly get a sense of those that know what they’re doing, and those that struggle a bit. Unfortunately, recently I joined the ranks of the “struggle a bit”...
by Rob Jolles | Oct 19, 2012 | Motivation, Sales Training
I’m a pretty lucky person: I have shaken the hands of some pretty impressive people in my lifetime. Amongst others, I have shaken the hands of three of the past four Presidents. Recently, I was able to shake hands and spend a few moments talking with “The Man” in my...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 21, 2012 | Corporate Communications, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
It’s a little embarrassing to admit, but I was never fond of the various personality models that appeared over the years. These were the programs that identified various personality types and provided insight into the things about yourself that you never quite...
by Rob Jolles | Sep 7, 2012 | Coaching and Mentoring, Management Training, Motivation, Sales Training, Self Help
I have learned many different sales tactics over the years. When I worked at New York Life, I learned the “Live, Die, Quit” story, the “Hundred Man” story, and few other impressive scripts. When I worked at Xerox, I learned “SPIN Selling,” “Strategic...
