There's plenty that professional services providers can learn from canned chili prices.

"You do not lose business because your price is too high. You lose it because you never asked what else mattered." The number of value drivers motivating clients to hire you is countless. They matter much more than your price.

Larry Levine, author of Selling in a Post-Trust World, joins me on The Price and Value Journey podcast to discuss selling in the "trust recession" we find ourselves in.

The principles of what I call The Generosity Mindset® help professionals serve and price better. It also provides leaders a roadmap to build loyalty and culture. goBeyondProfit's research demonstrates why employees, not executives, should define leadership generosity.

The real reason for most price objections? It's not because all clients are price sensitive. It's usually because of inadequate value conversations.

Disney Cruise Lines doesn't just sell cruises. They sell delight. The same is true for professional service providers.

In reality, your competition takes such forms as internal resistance, false solutions, belief barriers, and relational dynamics.

Recent episodes of The Price and Value Journey podcast have focused on a crucial question: how do expert service providers build sustainable, valuable businesses in a rapidly changing environment? These conversations revealed practical wisdom from seasoned professionals who've navigated everything from personal reinvention to AI disruption. In this post, I highlight a few guest perspectives that stood out.

Business attorney Bill Piercy, a specialist in what he calls corporate divorce, joined me on The Price and Value Journey podcast to discuss why all business partnerships have a limited life and why you must an exit strategy.

I keep a photo of the shoes of Pope Francis over the door of my home office as a reminder of how to lead.