What Problem Are We Trying to Solve?
An old business friend told me the other day that the thing he most remembers me saying was, “What problem are we trying to solve?” As he put it, “That little phrase is the key to unfreezing more off-course conversations than any other technique I know of.” I can’t claim invention. I got it from the United […]
Don’t Treat Clients Like Competitors! The Four Principles Of Trust-Based Selling
The words “trust” and “selling” are rarely mentioned in the same sentence, and some people feel that “trust-based selling” is an oxymoron. That says something about the relationships between sellers and their clients. And it’s one reason that professional services firms don’t like the “S” word. We prefer euphemisms like “business development,” itself phrased in […]
Innovation: The Critical Link to Trust
Innovation has been much in the news for more than a few years now. Not as evident is the connection between innovation and trust. Got problems with innovation? R&D not giving you much bang for the buck? Suffering from same-old service offerings? Product un-differentiation got you down? Read on. Observation: Pessimists Don’t Innovate, Nor do they Trust In […]
Talk To Us
Build deeper trust with your clients and colleagues
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.
FIND OUT MORE
TRUST-BASED SELLING
“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.
THE TRUSTED ADVISOR
This 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.