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Don’t Get Mad At People For Doing What You Never Told Them Not to Do.

Don’t Get Mad At People For Doing What You Never Told Them Not to Do.

As professionals in Business Development we have to take responsibility for the nature of our relationship with our customer. Prevent issues from becoming negative issues by negotiating and [...]

Don’t Look Too Good or Talk Too Wise.

Don’t Look Too Good or Talk Too Wise.

In his poem “If”, Rudyard Kipling shares examples on how to relate to others and exhibit grace, class and humility. People are comfortable with and instinctively trust those individuals who they [...]

Do You See “No” As the End or the Beginning?

Do You See “No” As the End or the Beginning?

One of the defining characteristics between amateurs and Business Development Professionals is their early pursuit of “no.” Business Development professionals have moved beyond fearing rejection [...]

Defend Your Limitations and, Sure Enough, They’re Yours.

Defend Your Limitations and, Sure Enough, They’re Yours.

We frequently encounter individuals who, when challenged with why they continually do things a certain way, will defend their position and the thinking driving their behavior—even when they know [...]

To Be Successful in Business Development … Know Your 3-Cs

To Be Successful in Business Development … Know Your 3-Cs

The 3-Cs, Credibility, Confidence and Courage, are three interwoven factors that are essential to an individual’s success in developing business. These key elements make us efficient and [...]

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The different psychological profiles of BD Majors verses BD Minors
Criteria to evaluate personnel for a BD role
Why behavioral psychology is a critical knowledge competency for success in Business Development
The four distinctive BD roles and how to understand, assess and coach those individuals critical to revenue growth

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The eight-element approach to turning around revenue growth
Critical components for a high performing BD organization
Is it possible to change the culture of a BD organization?

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What a new BD culture incorporates
Why BD culture change produces a greater return on investment than strategy
How external catalysts are critical to changing BD culture

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Why trust is important in developing business
Why a client engagement process mapped to a qualification/disqualification phase is necessary
The three early shaping environments impacting your revenue results

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In this White Paper you will learn:

What the true ROI is for training and development investments
How installing a purpose-driven client engagement process impacts pipeline quality
Why to fund education, coaching and professional development for effective customer engagement thinking and skills

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The missing link in most Business Development processes
What is HUMINT^® and why it's a critical component in intelligence gathering
How credibility in BD is determined by the level and type of questions asked

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Issue Paper:

Hiring retired senior military personnel for Business Development positions is a common practice in the Government Contracting industry. No matter how rational the custom of having retired military personnel call on their former subordinates now running government agencies or departments may seem, this scenario actually produces three troubling contradictions, one each from the individual, the corporation and the marketplace.

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Key Indicators of Revenue Growth Stagnation or Contraction
Stovepipe to Strategic: Restructuring the Business Development Model
Steps for Implementation
Assess the Present State of a Business Development Organization

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Indications of Business Development model problems
Business Development Strategy, Planning and Capabilities
Opportunity Identification & Qualification vs. The Crystal Ball.
Business Development Professionals vs. Door-Openers and Butterfly Catchers

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Issue Paper:

Few positions have the success of an organization weighing upon them like those in Business Development.
Once the hiring decision is made, a substantial and long-term investment of time and finance is required to launch the individual to the point where they are building relationships, qualifying and shaping opportunities and building a pipeline.

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Do You Need a Special Ops Team of Super Hunters for Your Organization?
Should You Stand Up a BD Strike Team?
Characteristics of a BD Strike Team Leader
Stand Up and Deliver: The Strategic Advantage

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A proven Intel Gathering Strategy to fortify decision-making and drive revenue results
The difference between companies that make good “Pursuit/No Pursuit” decisions and those that don't.
The five stages of the Intelligence Cycle

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Lifting a page from the small company Business Development playbook can be a game-changing strategy in this transformed environment.
Game-Changing Structure Strategy
The Case for Professional Development

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Issue Paper:

Want to get inside your customer’s head and discover the real issues? Then go to the source and just ask!
Are you gathering Data or Source HUMINT ®

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Determining Barriers & Overcoming Obstacles to Growing Revenue in a Recessionary Economy
Moving the Needle in Tough Times

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Guidelines for leveraging products and services to international military/defense markets in Government Contracting.
Top Ten List for International Business Development Success in Government Contracting

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