Cornerstones (Blog)

Cornerstones features the writings of Jennifer StJohn and the Fusion Group editorial team. Enjoy these insightful and engaging essays for a different take on business, life and the pursuit of success and serenity.

The Whole of It!

The Sales & Counselor Selling Series

“So, when you are listening to somebody, completely, attentively, then you are listening not only to the words, but also to the feeling of what is being conveyed, to the whole of it, not part of it.”
—Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Interchange

The Sales & Counselor Selling Series

“We know how important it is to listen!”
— Ad campaign for Sperry Corporation

“Everybody is talking at me.  I don’t hear a word they’re saying…”
— Theme

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Management v. Leadership

(in a crisis)

Well, we admit it. We’re Americans.  And that old picture of Washington Crossing the Delaware has a warm place in our heart.  Also it points out the dual nature of being the Boss.  You have to Manage the crossing.  But once you’re across and out of the boat, you have to Lead to the ultimate victory.

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Listen Your Way to a SaleSM

The Sales & Counselor Selling Series

“Companies don’t do business; people do.”
– C. Andrew Lehman
American Sales Professional (1962 – )

Ever feel like a sales person was only thinking of their commission and not about how

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Structured Listening

The Sales & Counselor Selling Series

“Listen! Or your tongue will make you deaf.”
— Cherokee Proverb

It’s a random world!  It seems there’s a flood of randomness in the universe just now, with things, feeds, channels,

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