Politicians typically are not great examples for us. But the one area where skilled politicians continually impress me is in their ability to deftly answer a different question than the one they’re asked. In many cases, it’s not that they are avoiding the question, but that they are intentionally focused on communicating a particular message to the …
My oldest son and I just returned from two fantastic days at Butler University in Indianapolis. Several events drew us to the campus this particular weekend. There was an admitted students reception prior to Saturday evening’s basketball game against highly-ranked Villanova, and the College of Business put on a full-day program Friday offering the opportunity to …
6 Powerful Sales and Culture Lessons from a Great Visit to Butler University Read More »
I love talking Sales Management and New Business Development, and this fun, quick-htting interview on Joe McGonigal’s podcast was absolutely a blast. We jammed a ton of value and ideas into this brief conversation. Whether you’re a senior executive, sales leader or individual producer, you’ll be challenged and entertained. I shared blunt thoughts on topics …
I lost it during a client’s sales team meeting this week. Words I don’t normally use came spewing from deep within with great intensity. I was with a wonderful company for whom I did good deal of consulting and coaching earlier this year, and it was fun to join them for their late summer sales meeting …
Please Stop Showing Pictures of Your Building During Sales Calls and Presentations Read More »
Tomorrow I’m headed east to work with a great new client. They’re a highly successful firm with many top-producing salespeople. It’s a fun change of pace to get called into a “healthy” sales organization looking to take its game to the next level versus a more typical engagement where things aren’t going so well when …
Killing Your Prospecting Efforts Talking About What You Do Instead of What You Achieve Read More »
It’s not your fault. You didn’t do anything to cause it. The waters were poisoned way before you got here. Other morons messed it up for us and we get to live with the consequences. Prospects (buyers) have an automatic, almost instinctive reflex reaction to salespeople. And it’s not a positive one. You know exactly …
Preventing The Buyer’s Auto-Reflex-Salesperson-Resistance Mode Read More »
Story telling is an important life skill. We all love to hear a great story. Our kids spend endless hours in grade school learning how to draft, write and edit stories. We’re drawn to people that have great stories or are wonderful story-tellers. So why have businesses and salespeople, for the most part, become so …
