I believe that any business model should underscore the fact that we’re living in a time in which a shared economy is crucially important. I should also point out that many systems that began as “shared” models ended up on the opposite end of the spectrum—Uber being a classic example. In its beginning, many took ...
As we continue our series on “win together,” let’s take a look at the fact that a major characteristic of winning together is the overcoming of one particular fear: the fear of transparency. Some employees fear that if they and their functions are fully transparent, they will be “seen for who they are” and easily ...
As we move forward on our “Win Together” series, I wish to touch upon the name of the operating system on which we run Pipeliner: Ubuntu. Ubuntu is named for the Nguni word ubuntu, which translates to “I am what I am because of who we all are.” It’s a small planet we share. If ...
In this next article on the topic of “Win Together,” let’s explore the fact that, if we are to continue to succeed in the future, humans, and technology must win together, too. Racing Progress of Technology In my opinion, the first real challenge of the future is that technology is developing almost faster than we ...
This is the first in a series of articles on the subject of “Win Together.” It falls under the same context as“win-to-win” described in my book Network Selling: Guarantee Success for the Digital Age. Today, this aspect of sales is more important than ever, and must also be part and parcel of CRM solutions. Sales ...
Our philosophy wheel, shown here, visually illustrates the people, processes, and technology philosophy that drive Pipeliner. We are the only vendor that so fully incorporates these fundamentals. People At the end of the day, everything starts with people. People are the very heart of a company—administration people, marketing people, salespeople, C-level people, accounts people, and ...
In my opinion, every sales organization and sales leader has had a very distinguished and legitimate request to achieve goals. This request involved elements, however, which have not always been available. Such elements included sales processes, and sales applications such as analytics, data mining, and many others that needed to fit together for a seamless ...
The last point to be taken up in account management is the symbiosis of humans and machines. We’ve asked the question before: is the future dominated by humans, or machines? Or, both together in harmony? There’s no question that they are becoming, and will continue to become, more as one. We’ve just come through a ...
