Decaying Social Trust and Moral Indignation

Mortgage lenders and consumers alike bought into the mortgage frenzy, selling their ethics and trustworthiness as they went–and got even more self-righteous.

Buy With the Heart, Justify With the Brain

Most business sales models are overly built on rational, cognitive “brain” notions of how people buy. The heart knows better.

Selling to the Primal Instinct in All of Us

Reflective listening, often recommended for adults, is effective in toddlers as well, suggesting a deep developmental basis for focusing on empathy rather than just data collection.

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THE TRUSTED ADVISOR FIELDBOOK

The pragmatic, field-oriented follow-on to the classic The Trusted Advisor. Green and Howe go deep into the how-to’s of trusted business relationships—loaded with stories, exercises, tips and tricks, and deeply practical advice.
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TRUST-BASED SELLING

TrustBasedSelling“Sales” and “Trust” rarely inhabit the same sentence. Customers fear being “sold” — they suspect sellers have only their own interests at heart. Is this a built-in conflict? Or can sellers serve buyers’ interests and their own as well? The solution is simple to state, hard to live—and totally worth the effort.

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THE TRUSTED ADVISOR

The Trusted AdvisorThis classic book explores the paradigm of trust through the filter of professional services. It is a blend of thought and practice, clear ideas and practical suggestions, and it has found a place on many professionals’ working bookshelves.

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