A month or so ago I was in PHX delivering a two-day workshop to Steelcase on the fundamentals of negotiating.
One of the premises for an effective negotiation is to focus on common ground. That is, the mutually agreed upon areas where you and the other party agree. Why? Well, it’s because focusing on [...]
Archive for October, 2007
HOW TO EFFECTIVELY NEGOTIATE – THE DETROIT DILEMMA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Business Management, Detroit, Negotiate on October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
TALENT SELECTION BLUNDERS!
Posted in Standards, Step Up, Top Performers on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Did you hear that the #1 draft pick in the NBA is out for the rest of the season?
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/09/13/oden.surgery/
And the NBA season hasn’t even begun!!!
Can you say “talent selection blunder?” Can you say “not again!”
That’s right. The Portland Trailblazers, like many organizations, have done it again.
Did you know that something similar happened to [...]
DANIEL: ON THE LARRY KING SHOW?!!!
Posted in Larry King, Step Up on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, as you can see from my previous blog entry, I did the Ryan Cameron Show.
The next stop on my media tour that day was the Larry King Show!
See the photo of me on the Larry King Show?
Oh, oh, oh, I’m about to blow up!! Hollywood is calling!!!
Well, not just yet. The truth [...]
DANIEL’S ON THE RADIO: AIRPLAY!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daniel Grissom, Radio, Ryan Cameron on October 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, my wife and I attended an event sponsored by the American Kidney Foundation.
There was a silent auction taking place to help the charity. My wife bid on an item and she won the prize!
The winning prize was an hour with Ryan Cameron at his studio. Coincidently, I had met [...]
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION – HOW TO STEP UP!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Children, education, Step Up on October 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Have you heard of NABSE?
If not, then check them out here.
It’s the National Alliance of Black School Educators. They are holding their annual conference in Nashville, TN soon.
The mission of NABSE is to step up performance and results in education from early childhood development to graduate school. Consider attending the conference [...]
TOP PERFORMERS VS. AVERAGE PERFORMERS
Posted in Business Management, Marketing, Performance, Results, Sales, Top Performers, growth on October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I just recorded a video about performance improvement. These questions were posed by the interviewer:
1. What separates top performers from average performers?
2. Why do some individuals and organizations succeed, while others struggle?
3. How can we win more and lose less in business?
Well, the answers that I provided can be found within this PDF.
Click [...]
