February 24, 2021
February Round Up
This month's round-up features content about creating the right buying experience, why demos don't always matter, and the number one skill you need in 2021
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February 10, 2021
What does it mean to have your heart in selling?
Talk to successful salespeople and you’ll find that they have one thing in common. They not only lead with their heart when connecting with others
January 27, 2021
The Truth About Reaching Your Sales Goals in 2021
Tomorrow morning when you wake up, you probably won’t feel like prospecting, returning customer calls, or strategizing your schedule, and if you do, you probably won’t feel like doing it the next day.
December 30, 2020
2020 Round Up and FREE Resources for 2021
This has been a tumultuous 12 months, a harrowing ride through reinventing ourselves, reevaluating what’s important, and learning to create connection across the digital divide.
December 16, 2020
Playing Cards is Fun…Just Don’t Play This Card
Whether this past year brought you, pain, joy, or, likely, a mixture of both, remember, we must get our minds and our hearts right before we can get our sales right. It starts with positivity and avoiding the victim mindset.
November 13, 2020
What will they say about you?
In his book Character, David Brooks discusses the difference between resume virtues and eulogy virtues. “Resume virtues,” Brooks reminds us, “are those skills you bring to the marketplace—qualities like drive, competition, and gregariousness. Eulogy virtues, on the other hand
October 7, 2020
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Resist the Sales Rabbit Hole
Last year, I had the good fortune to see the premiere of producer Jeff Orlowski's documentary, The Social Dilemma, in person at the Sundance Film Festival. The documentary shows how technology companies encourage us to spend more time on their platforms by creating algorithms
August 26, 2019
Three Selling Behaviors That Will Make or Break Your Success in 2019
Too many sellers look for new business in the wrong places. They’re in the dark when it comes to engaging with today’s information rich, time starved consumer. They fail to adapt to new methods of prospecting, discovering information, creating value, and holding the customer’s attention.
August 19, 2019
How to Declutter Your Sales Process
Your junk drawer provide a perfect metaphor for your sales process. Your junk drawer, like your sales process, undergoes a natural sort of entropy. We litter them with ideas, metrics, and white papers; we pile on more information and clutter our slide decks. We assume
July 16, 2019
5 Deadly Coaching Mistakes Sales Leaders Make and How to Fix Them
The benefits of coaching sales teams are undeniable. However, Bad or nonexistent coaching causes negative behaviors to become ingrained in your culture and repeated year after year. Whether you’re a manager or a seller, read these 5 deadly coaching mistakes and make certain you give
