Have you ever felt like this?
My apologies; I love analogies. As a lifelong business owner, this is my best attempt to explain how I feel about my business. Every day, I go to work attempting to move the business forward in some way. It’s a lot like having a big pile of dirt behind the...
Why did I promote my best salesperson to sales manager?
Generally, avoid promoting a good salesperson to the sales manager or Sales VP position. Let me rephrase. You should not promote your good salesperson to become your bad sales manager. There’s a 90+% chance that a negative scenario like the one below will...
I’ve never met a business owner who said, “I love managing sales!”
Even if you’re a former salesperson, managing the sales team isn’t at the top of your fun activities list. It can be a frustrating cat-herding experience that’s hard to measure how well you are doing. There are no right answers. If you’d like to find...
Why is the sales function such a PIA?
Most business owners have a complaint or two about their sales function. However, we need to break business owners into two groups, those who are salesy and those who are not. The salesy group tends to be more patient with the sales team because they are wired...
The itch business owners can never scratch
“I know in my heart of hearts we can be doing much better in the sales department.” You don’t want to know how many business owners I’ve heard say something like this. It’s the itch owners just can’t seem to scratch. It wakes you up...Recent Posts
Sales Secret #1: DISC Profiling
First used by the U.S. Army in the 1940s, DISC personality profiling has remained a powerful and well-kept secret until recently. While tons of personality profiling systems exist, DISC is special because it allows you to quickly categorize someone AND predict their behavior. This ability to predict the person’s motivation and future behavior makes DISC... Read more →
Elevating Your Sales Strategy Through Better Processes
In the competitive arena of modern sales, excellence is not just closing deals but also coaching sales reps to ensure constant improvement and leveraging automation to drive consistency. At a high level, this guide explores the nuances of crafting a sales strategy that meets targets and ensures sustainable growth and success. Crafting a Winning Sales... Read more →