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		<title>Growth IQ</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2018/11/05/growth-iq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2018 15:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Growth IQ by Tiffani Bova. Bova has written a powerful book that describes the optimal paths to business growth in today&#8217;s marketplace. She backs up her theories with excellent case studies using relevant businesses and their current levels of success and/or failure. My takeaways from this book are [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The book review for this week is Growth IQ by Tiffani Bova. Bova has written a powerful book that describes the optimal paths to business growth in today&#8217;s marketplace. She backs up her theories with excellent case studies using relevant businesses and their current levels of success and/or failure. My takeaways from this book are [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>How To Build Respect In Your Organization</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/10/04/how-to-build-respect-in-your-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 03:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bill Hybels]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[disrespect]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="212" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-300x212.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-300x212.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-1030x728.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-760x537.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-518x366.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-82x58.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-600x424.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>In a recent keynote speech, Bill Hybels stated that the performance of a disrespected worker drops by 50% until the issue of disrespect is resolved. Scarier than this is that 25% of the disrespected workers pass this disrespect on to customers! That is something to consider! How many times in the last month have you [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/10/04/how-to-build-respect-in-your-organization/">How To Build Respect In Your Organization</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="212" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-300x212.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-300x212.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-768x543.jpg 768w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-1030x728.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-760x537.jpg 760w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-518x366.jpg 518w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-82x58.jpg 82w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect-600x424.jpg 600w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/respect.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>In a recent keynote speech, Bill Hybels stated that the performance of a disrespected worker drops by 50% until the issue of disrespect is resolved. Scarier than this is that 25% of the disrespected workers pass this disrespect on to customers! That is something to consider! How many times in the last month have you [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2017/05/01/lead-sell-or-get-out-of-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 15:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ron Karr]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s book review is Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way by Ron Karr Karr explains his time-proven and successful sales philosophy in this book. Essentially, salesmen need to be leaders and sales leaders have five beliefs: You have everything you need You can improve any area of your life that you choose Everything [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This week&#8217;s book review is Lead, Sell, or Get Out of the Way by Ron Karr Karr explains his time-proven and successful sales philosophy in this book. Essentially, salesmen need to be leaders and sales leaders have five beliefs: You have everything you need You can improve any area of your life that you choose Everything [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Are Your Customers In Pain?</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2015/10/22/are-your-customers-in-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 23:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pain]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="204" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-300x204.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-1030x699.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-1500x1018.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-705x478.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-450x305.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Are you actively looking to partner with your customers and add value to them by helping them identify and solve their biggest pain points or are you just trying to sell them another product? When we become so focused on meeting sales quotas and goals we lose sight of the real reason our businesses exist [&#8230;]</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="204" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-300x204.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-300x204.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-1030x699.jpg 1030w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-1500x1018.jpg 1500w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-705x478.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain-450x305.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pain.jpg 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>Are you actively looking to partner with your customers and add value to them by helping them identify and solve their biggest pain points or are you just trying to sell them another product? When we become so focused on meeting sales quotas and goals we lose sight of the real reason our businesses exist [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Are Your Customer Loyalty Programs Driving Customers Away?</title>
		<link>https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2014/04/10/are-your-customer-loyalty-programs-driving-customers-away/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 23:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aeroplan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[air canada]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communication]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkingbusinessblog.com/?p=131</guid>

				<description><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="250" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-300x250.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-300x250.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-705x587.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-450x375.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty.jpg 759w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How are you treating your customers? Do you have open lines of communication with them so that you really know how they feel? Are your customer loyalty programs attracting and retaining customers or driving them away? On a recent trip from Calgary to Houston I was bumped out of the Air Canada “Elite” line because [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/2014/04/10/are-your-customer-loyalty-programs-driving-customers-away/">Are Your Customer Loyalty Programs Driving Customers Away?</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com"></a>.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="300" height="250" src="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-300x250.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-300x250.jpg 300w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-705x587.jpg 705w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty-450x375.jpg 450w, https://www.thinkingbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Customer-Loyalty.jpg 759w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><p>How are you treating your customers? Do you have open lines of communication with them so that you really know how they feel? Are your customer loyalty programs attracting and retaining customers or driving them away? On a recent trip from Calgary to Houston I was bumped out of the Air Canada “Elite” line because [&#8230;]</p>
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