Remember when men wore suits to go to work? Not only salespeople, but also owners, managers, and even supervisors, who at least wore shirts and ties. At the risk of getting bombarded with hate mail, I have to say that I miss those days. I miss the professionalism that dressing in a suit and tie […]

A Book Recommendation From Dan Beaulieu Strategic Connections: By Anne Baber, Lynne Waymon, Andre Alphonso, Jim Wylde Copyright 2015 Amacom Price $21.95 Pages: 242 and Index Strategic Connections is about real people connecting with other real people. The book shows you how to get your head out of your screen and talk to people, nay […]

(Author’s note: this interview was conducted by Barry Matties of iConnect007.com. Thanks to my good friends at iConnect007 for permission to publish it here) Two well-known consultants in the PCB industry, Dan Beaulieu and Steve Williams, have joined forces to try to help close the divide between CMs and board shops. I recently sat down […]

The problem with finding and hiring the right sales person is that, well they are sales people, they know how to sell, they know how to talk a good game, so good a game that it’s hard to figure out if they are in fact really good or just great talkers. So you have to […]

Book Recommendation From: Dan Beaulieu 4/7/16 Be a Network Marketing Leader By Mary Christensen Copyright 2016 Amacom Price: $16.00 Pages: 210 with index Now what I expected: A pleasant surprise This is an interesting book that I almost did not read. The reason being, full disclosure here is that I am not really a fan […]

Book Recommendation From Dan Beaulieu Be Your Customer’s Hero: Real World Tips & Techniques for the Service Front Lines By Adam Toporek Copyright 2015Amacom Price $17.95 Pages: 244 and Index A much needed new book on customer service Even though there are plenty of books on customer service these days I find this one to be […]