Many a times in my interaction with my peers, family, friends and people from other walks of life, I have heard the stray comment, ‘I cannot beat my own drum!’, ‘I cannot shout from rooftops about my work or my life’, or…
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In a sales talk, there comes a point in the discussion when the customer wants to be convinced by the sales executive regarding the purchase of the product or the service under discussion. At such junctures, a salesperson often wonders what he/she…
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One has often wondered ‘how’ to overcome a challenge that is hitherto unknown. Or perhaps, ‘how’ to create a process, object, or idea into a concrete form when it has never existed before, never been done before. So how is it done?…
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The scenario of the case study is that within a period of two weeks seven machines belonging to your customers have broken down due to the fault in a particular spare part. This is not a fast moving spare part, so an…
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Sales executives often find themselves clueless when it comes to handling an enraged customer. One often wonders whether one should offer an explanation that clearly does nothing to ameliorate the situation but adds more fuel to fire, or should one just…
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Introduction Service to the society is the guiding canon for Philyra Training and Consultancy. It aims to evoke and support the evolution of individuals, both in their personal and professional spheres, thus enabling them to scale the pinnacle of success. Philyra will…
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It is a common practice or prevalent predominant thought among sales executives that sharing their own reasons for a sale with the customer would motivate him/her to make the purchase. The salesperson thinks that if he/she impresses upon the customer the…
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There is a wooden plank 1 foot wide and 20 feet long. It is placed on the ground and a physically fit person is asked to walk on it from one end to the other; he/she can easily do this. If the…
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Open-ended questions are those questions that cannot be answered with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ response. These questions compel our listeners to share more. A seasoned conversationalist relies upon a blend of both closed questions and open-ended questions. In order to develop…
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By Prabhneet Kaur A famous American landscape photographer Ansel Adams once said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it”. I couldn’t agree more. My mobile phone is always full of pictures, some random, others that have sentimental value. And I hold…
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