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Self-assessment: Does your team trust you?
I’m sure you’ve had a manager you didn’t trust.
Maybe that manager said she valued your time – but then canceled your 1:1 at the last minute because she just had to run out and get a smoothie.
Maybe he called you out in front of the team for a mistake he made. (Truly an unforgivable offense).
Whatever it was, you know that once trust is lost, it’s hard to get back...
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Why most corporate learning offerings suck (and how to fix it)
What percentage of employees actually use the skills they learn in L&D programs at their jobs?
Twelve percent.
If these numbers sound rough, that’s because they are...

7 steps to writing a powerful sales pitch
In life, great stories can have a profound impact. Hence why you (we) wept like a baby at the end of Titanic.
But great stories don’t just belong on the big screen. Their power belongs in the business world too. The key to a sales pitch that wins clients, gets business, and drives results? You guessed it. Storytelling.
In this post, we’re going to walk you through positioning master April Dunford’s sales story framework. This is the narrative that helps you easily communicate the unique value of your product to customers.

3 proven ways to get customers to share your product
Here’s a simple fact about human nature: The better something makes someone look, the more likely they are to share it.
You probably noticed this on your Instagram feed at the end of last year, when a metric ton of your friends shared their Spotify Wrapped playlist.
What makes sharing the Spotify Wrapped playlist so irresistible?

Why did HBO Max rebrand to Max? 4 insights
The internet responded to the HBO Max rebrand with an overwhelming, "Why?" So we dug in to find out the strategy behind their confusing move.

How Cascade took on its biggest competitor: the sink
Want to attack your real competition instead of the company down the road no one knows about? Learn how Cascade depositioned their number one competitor: the sink.

Is Deep Research worth $200 a month?
With new AI tools coming out all the time, it’s hard to know which ones are worth investing in. So here’s our lead AI consultant’s framework for whether you should shell out for Deep Research or not.

AI is good enough, the humans need help
Newsflash if you’re waiting for AI to get better before you invest: It’s already pretty good, it’s the people using it that need to get a lot better – and fast. Greg is taking over this week’s newsletter to show you why.