Lenann McGookey Gardner

CSP, MBA Harvard Business School, BS Bowling State University Jou alism/ Business Magna Cum Laude, CPIM Certified Production and Inventory Management

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Lenann McGookey Gardner

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Sales Training, Executive Coaching, Positioning
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Got Sales? The Complete Guide to Today’s Proven Methods for Selling Services
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Lenann McGookey Gardner is a management consultant and trusted advisor who provides sales training and professional coaching in leadership, communication, marketing, and business development. Over the last 18 years, she has worked with hundreds of professionals, including scientists, engineers, consultants, accountants, atto eys, manufacturers, and hospitality industry leaders, to hone new skills and generate millions of dollars in new business. As a corporate executive, Lenann rose from an Associate Marketing Representative of a Fortune 100 company to Vice President of a major diversified corporation, mentoring and developing hundreds of subordinates along the way. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. In addition to her successful career as a management consultant, she is the author of Got Sales? The Complete Guide to Today's Proven Methods for Selling Services, which has helped professionals, most with advanced degrees, to develop powerful business relationships. She is also a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP).

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Tough times happen. Even the most talented, successful people have down times, ballplayers have slumps, people who are fundamentally optimistic get discouraged, kids (and adults) have bad, blue days. What's the remedy? Or, what's the coping mechanism that will help us to survive the bad times until the good times roll again? I think it's discipline. I'm always amazed when I suggest to coaching clients that we have a choice about how we react to whatever happens, good and bad.

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I once was asked to teach a class called "Getting Paid What You're Worth." A lot of people signed up to take the class. They all felt that they were not making the kind of money they deserved to make; most told me they had NEVER done so! They were all women, all bright, articulate, feeling people. And not one of them felt she was earning what she was worth.

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In coaching leaders to greater professional success, I often steer discussions to the idea of “Living a Purposeful Life.” As I think about my own approach to that issue, I’m drawn to thinking about my own daughter, Lindsay, and what she might tell me she sees as being my purpose in life. I think she’d say – because she’s been told it often enough – that being her mom was my #1 job in life. That I felt strongly that, once I’d given birth to her, I was going to give mothering all I had – that there would be no priority higher than her upbringing, during the years that that was occurring.

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As a thoracic (chest) surgeon, Aaron was used to working on hearts and lungs. He’s a gifted surgeon, with a wonderful bedside manner, impeccable skills, and true caring for his patients’ lives and families. But the truth was, his case volume was down, and so too was his income. What to do? Aaron was surprised to realize that he had a sales problem.

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How many proposals do you or your team write in an average month? And how many of those proposals generate even $1 of revenue? As an international sales consultant, I’m learning that typical proposal success rates for services providers are often in the range of 10% … which means that 90% of proposals FAIL! What can you do about this terrible drag on your success?

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I think there’s a trend … a trend toward avoiding confrontation. All the time. At all costs. No matter what’s at stake. And it’s starting to conce me! It’s not that confrontation is a good thing – too much of it, and life gets very tense. But it’s important that, when the situation warrants it, we be able to confront the person who’s about to make a major mistake, or the person who’s not aware of the impact of what he or she did, or the person who’s pushed you too hard too many times.

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So many Christian people learn that a career in business means starting in sales – a job that often carries a reputation for manipulation and dirty dealing. Is it possible for a principled, religious person to take a sales job and feel good about it? Is there a moral approach to selling? The answer to that question is “Yes.” A Clean Heart, an attitude of service, and the Golden Rule are key. Yet, even with a high-integrity approach to selling, there’s another problem.

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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Lenann McGookey Gardner

Considering the talent you have...

the experience you have...

and the ability you have...

your success is the result of using all of these for a worthwhile purpose.

“People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” Zig Ziglar

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