PERSONALITY TYPES: THE HIGH-S PROFILE by Steve Anderson The high-steadiness (high-S) person is generally amiable, easy-going, and relaxed. Steady people may be perceived as low-key, undem...

Producer Success Lesson 1

Nothing happens until somebody sells something. To make sales happen, IMMS.com Key Sales Consultant Randy Schwantz has created a comprehensive series of 43 Producer Success Lessons. Used singly or in combination, these powerful tools can help your producers build their skills - and grow their sales.

Nothing happens until somebody sells something. To make sales happen, IMMS.com Key Sales Consultant Randy Schwantz has created a comprehensive series of 43 Producer Success Lessons. Used singly or in combination, these powerful tools can help your producers build their skills and grow their sales.
'When the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept; Ambition should be made of sterner stuff: Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honorable man.'

Imagine a forest ranger complaining of a forest having too many trees. Absurd, isn't it? And yet how often in your own job have you thought about how great work would be if you only didn't have to deal with customers? This business - and our jobs - depend on customers. They are not an annoyance; they are our employers!

SELECTING THE RIGHT LIFE PRODUCER Dear Dave, As president and sole stock- holder of a $3 million P/C agency, I have decided to set up a Life/Benefits department, probably as a sep...

THE MIXED-PERPETUATION SANDWICH: INSERTING A NON-FAMILY LAYER by Brian Burke Discussions about the perpetuation of family-owned agencies often assume that the offspring always bu...

Are you a trained or an untrained listener? Do you know the difference? This quiz by Lynn Thomas, based on her one-day workshop "Communication: The Essential Ingredient to Success," will help you to refine your listening skills.