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The Second Crucial Role: Emotional Intelligence achiever change management leading change small business

Emotional Intelligence

“90% of the difference between star performers and average performers in senior leadership positions is EQ” –Daniel Goleman

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People Want To Spend Money achiever change management leading change small business

A client of ours came to us recently seeking help with their patio furniture division. Patio furniture is a big-ticket item and a hard sale because it...

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How to Counter Employee Resistance to Change & Training achiever change management communication leading change

When we train our clients, some of the greatest resistance we experience is, almost ironically, the anticipation of their own students’ resistance.
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In Defense of Forecasting achiever change management leading change small business

If you’ve ever worked with The Mann Group, you’ve likely heard us talk about forecasting. It’s one of our favorite skillsets and communication approac...

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How to Inspire Empathy in Your Staff achiever communication leading change small business

In case you hadn’t noticed, we think empathy is a pretty big deal. In more ways than one, it’s the skeleton key to a memorable and engaging customer e...

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Just [Don’t] Do It: The Whats, Whys, & Hows of Delegation achiever change management leading change small business

Hey, owners, we’ve got some bad news (actually, we think it’s good news, but we have a feeling you might require some convincing): you can’t do everyt...

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Millennials and Communication achiever communication consumer insights leading change

Contrary to popular belief, millennials aren’t some separate species encrypted with uncrackable code. The truth is, we’re just like you: we walk the s...

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Millennials and Work Environment communication consumer insights leadership leading change

The workplace is somewhere that is in constant flux, with a perpetual rotation of employees, policies, products, even decorating. And yet, we can be s...

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A Guide to Making Feedback Work change management communication leadership leading change

Look up the word “self-evaluation” in the dictionary and you’ll be redirected to evaluation. Search for it in the thesaurus and you’ll be told there a...

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The Retail Manager achiever change management leading change small business

In 20 years of client work with the Mann Group, we’ve come to an unavoidable conclusion. In the world of retail enterprise, the Store Manager holds th...

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Pictures are Worth 1,000 Experiences communication consumer insights millenials redefine retail small business

Doubletaps and hashtags. Stories and tags. Influencers and followers. The advent and subsequent preeminence of Instagram has brought a whole new colle...

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Lost Humility. Lost Humanity. communication consumer insights customer experience leadership redefine retail soft skills training

I spend a considerable amount of time at trade shows. I am always excited to see friends, clients and new brands that are coming out with innovative p...

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