The very best consultative sales professionals operate exclusively in “me only territory” and that demands an explanation, so let’s begin by examining the traditional sales environment… For the sake of this explanation, let’s use a baseball park (not that I know too much about baseball.) So traditional salesmen and women are operating left field, they […]
Truly Successful People Continually Challenge Paradigms
One of the key tasks of a sales manager is to continually seek ways to improve the manner in which their team operates – constantly challenging paradigms and questioning “the way we do things around here”, will ensure the team remains at optimum performance levels. However, it is also important to stay within an overall […]
Say “Yes” to Confidence, and “No” to Arrogance
During a recent keynote, I made a case for confidence being one of the defining factors of all successful people we know, and I said…. “It is their inner belief that they can achieve anything they want to achieve, and enjoy as much success as they wish – however they personally define success.” The speech prompted […]