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Here's how George Washington created consensus among a group of strong-willed men representing states at the most important meeting of all time: The Constitutional Convention of 1787 What can you learn about leading a meeting from our founding fathers?

Are your meetings lacking focus? Learn the art of running an efficient meeting using these five tips.

A story of how bad communication and big egos can drain precious productivity, resources and dollars from the bottom line. Every now and then the wheels shoot off. I was working as a C-suite consultant for a company that I had previously completed a turnaround for.

Unleash your worker bees. The power of swarms and cooperation to attack business problems.

You'll sell more if you make closing a natural part of your conversation with the customer. There comes a time in every sales conversation when you've got to "ask for the business." For many people—including those who sell for a living—closing is scary

Do you attend a lot of boring meetings?

If you blow it at a face-to-face meeting, you'll have wasted both your time & your client's. Avoid these goofs to turn more prospects into paying customers. Customer visits are expensive–and if you don't make a sale, your time and travel expense has been wasted

Still doing trust falls and scavenger hunts?

Apple CEO Tim Cook made a rare appearance today at Goldman Sachs' technology and Internet conference. During the presentation, Cook spoke on everything from supplier working conditions to the demise of the PC industry

Make sure every interaction you have with your customers inspires a positive emotion.

There's one simple thing entrepreneurs need to do to get a banker on their side.

There's one simple thing entrepreneurs need to do to get a banker on their side.

Do your customers really trust your company? Ask yourself: If you were the customer, would you trust your company?

I use brain science to understand the play of personalities, and ace new-business presentations. Here's what I mean. I once went into a meeting to sell a company on Emergenetics, my organizational development firm

Use these nine techniques to account for how your customer's brain could be wired, and seal the deal.