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Sales has changed more in the last ten years than it did in the previous 100 years. As Marc Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the world,” and sales is on the menu too. There has been a fundamental shift leading sales teams to embrace sales automation. However, this new technology is turning sales reps […]
“I’m sorry.” As a child, were you ever told to tell someone that? My guess is that you were. Do you remember how it felt? You probably didn’t mean it, so it didn’t feel genuine. See, telling someone exactly what to say never really works the way we’d like. It comes off as stale, and […]
Filling your brain with too much sales advice can make you choke when it matters most. It’s true. If you’re spending too much time on LinkedIn searching online for the latest bit of sales advice, I have my own advice for you. Stop it. The reason to stop is because there comes a point where […]
Have you ever wondered why some of your reps consistently outperform their peers, while others struggle to hit their quotas regularly? It’s the classic bell-curve problem, where 10-20% of sales reps simply seem to be better than others. There’s two ways to fix this: either figure out how to only hire the best reps in […]
There’s a lot to be said for luck… And the role it plays in your success in sales. And in your career overall. Here’s the secret: you can prepare for luck. You can increase your luck. Detractors will scoff and say that you can’t factor luck into your sales planning. Actually, yes, you can. And, […]
Telling stories is important in sales. But, not when you’re telling them to your sales boss. For instance, fiction doesn’t strengthen a forecast. As humans, we hate ambiguity. We feel a burning need to make sense out of uncertainty. So, in situations where we don’t have a complete set of facts, we take the limited […]
Do you coach using all three levels of discovery and understanding with the sellers on your team? Three? Yes, three. An individual salesperson is really three distinct entities rolled into one: a Person, a Seller and a Competitor. Each of these personas requires a different level of understanding and communication from a manager to help […]
Don’t let other people define you. You can achieve success on your own terms. Check out the evaluation of Tom Brady by NFL scouts prior to the NFL draft in 2000. “Poor build, Skinny, lacks great physical stature and arm strength, Lacks mobility and the ability to avoid the rush, lacks a really strong arm, […]
3 min read - February 15, 2021
Busy Much?
Being busy can create its own “busy-ness.” And distract you from the important things you need to accomplish. As Henry David Thoreau said, “It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?” Unnecessary busy work is where precious hours of every day evaporate. David Allen’s […]
I believe reading is still the most effective way to absorb new knowledge. While short form “how-to” posts on LinkedIn can have value, they are necessarily incomplete. They don’t tell the whole story. If you’ve become addicted to getting a quick “how-to” fix on LinkedIn, you’ve probably discovered that you’re missing a lot of context. Like […]
2 min read - January 26, 2021
Intensely Human
Early in my marriage to my ex-wife it became clear that something had to change. Well, it was clear to her.  That something was me. I had good potential as a husband. It was the human side of me that needed work. That was my awakening to the reality that every role we play in […]
Did you know that pessimism may be the key to your success? Don’t get me wrong. Self-confidence is good. Optimism is essential. If you aren’t confident enough that’s a different issue. However, if your self-confidence isn’t tempered with a bit of negativity it will hold you back. I consider myself to be an optimist. People […]