Greetings. Dan Pink’s latest book–“To Sell is Human“–provides a fresh and intriguing look at the business of selling. And it thoughtfully suggests that just about every one of us is a salesperson, whether we think about ourselves that...
Greetings and welcome to ALANGREGERMAN.COM — a place to connect, share and discover new ideas, and find out how to work with Alan. Here you will find his blog and a variety of other resources all designed to help you and your organization to learn, innovate, grow, and reach your full potential. You will also find more information about Alan, and his books, speaking, and seminars.
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– ALAN GREGERMAN
Dr. Alan Gregerman is a highly-respected and award-winning author, keynote speaker, business consultant, entrepreneur, teacher, community volunteer, and all-around nice guy who has been called “one of the most original thinkers in business today” and “the Robin Williams of business consulting.” His work, research, and writing focus on helping companies and organizations to unlock the genius in all of their people in order to innovate, grow, and deliver the most compelling value to their customers.
Alan’s three award-winning and best-selling books—The Necessity of Strangers, Surrounded by Geniuses, and Lessons from the Sandbox—challenge our thinking about people, the world around us, where brilliant ideas actually come from, and how to reach our full potential as individuals, leaders, and organizations. Together they have been translated in eleven languages and featured in more than 250 leading publications and other media outlets in the U.S. and around the world including Business Week, NPR, ABC World News, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, CNN, Fast Company, Inc., the Washington Post, C-SPAN, Fox Business, Dagens Industri (Sweden), the Economic Times (India), and the Nikkei (Japan).
Greetings. Dan Pink’s latest book–“To Sell is Human“–provides a fresh and intriguing look at the business of selling. And it thoughtfully suggests that just about every one of us is a salesperson, whether we think about ourselves that...
Greetings. During lunch at Panera this past weekend our son Noah asked if his mother and I would ever get divorced. It was an honest question from an eleven-year-old who sees that the parents of several of his friends are no longer together. "No,...
Greetings. Even if you happen to be a relatively healthy person, you'll probably have the opportunity each year to visit some new doctors. Medical professionals in specialties you can barely pronounce with the unique ability to help you sort out some...
Greetings. It's the middle of December and a perfect time to start focusing on the year ahead. Sure there's work to be done to close out 2010. A year that brought its share of challenges to most companies and organizations. But...
At VENTURE WORKS we are committed to giving back to the places we work in. And while we don’t donate shoes or eyeglasses to people in need, though we think these are awesome things to do, we do donate 20% of our products—i.e., our time and know-how—to small and innovative nonprofits working to make our communities better for everyone.
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