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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person

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Doug Futuyma believes in science and in the scientific basis of evolution. How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity by Douglas J. This isn’t a bad thing, it’s just a very different kind of book than popular books about bird behavior, which rely on story as much as science.

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Does Your B2B Closing Technique Include This Strategy?

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Forbes contributor, Roger Dooley has a knack for ferreting out better business procedures through behavioral science. Share Your Strategy. A previous SalesFuel post advised sellers to share their closing strategy at the first meeting. It’s not so much the methods involved but the mindset it triggers that makes it compelling.

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The Science Behind Successful Sales

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When it comes to hiring, training, managing and coaching salespeople, there is actually a formula for success with some science behind it. That’s why assessments are a critical step to any sales strategy, in order to determine the strengths, weaknesses, and competencies of the team members. The Value of Predictive Analytics.

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The Best Sales Call Questions are Powered by Outstanding Emotional Intelligence

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The Best Sales Call Questions Originate from ‘Soft Skills’ Science suggests that self-awareness is a key component of emotional intelligence , or EQ. Buyers Recognize the Impact of High EQ Advice and strategies to improve sales skills are widespread. In high stakes selling it’s tempting to rely on the latest tricks and tech.

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The Science of Motivation

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Tim Houlihan is an evangelist of applied behavioral economics with more than 25 years of experience in product development, training, sales leadership and marketing strategy. You can register for a free webinar by Tim in which he will expand on the science of workplace motivation. Tim can be reached at tim@timhoulihan.com. Zoltners, A.,

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No rain in Spain

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My client has a healthy watersheds strategy and I was going to Sevilla and Jaen for the first steps of the program. The science-based approach that recognises the dilemmas and identifies the hard choices isn’t election material, I suppose. I really liked my strategy and was deservedly proud of myself for figuring it out.

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Sand Trap: Netting Red Knots for Science

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Mist nets are a popular strategy. If you need to capture a bird for study or rehabbing, there are a number of tools at your disposal. You can use garden-variety butterfly nets or bigger, pool-cleaning nets. What if, however, you want to nab a group of shorebirds that will scurry or take flight at the merest approach?

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