Q & A for Sales Managers:  Sales people who whine

Q & A for Sales Managers: Sales people who whine

Question:   Dave, I’m a sales manager, and I’m increasingly losing my patience with sales people who constantly whine and complain. Any thoughts on how to handle the chronic whiners? Answer: Believe me, I can empathize with you. I had my share of whiners in my days as...
Biggest Time Wasters for Sales People

Biggest Time Wasters for Sales People

Good time management for sales people has been an obsession of mine for more than 30 years.  In the last decade, I’ve been involved in helping tens of thousands of sales people improve their results through more effective use of their time.  Over the years, I’ve seen...
Seven Ways to Build Rapport with Anyone

Seven Ways to Build Rapport with Anyone

Building rapport with customers is like squirting oil into gears. Imagine some gears grinding together. When you squirt lubricating oil into the gears, you reduce the friction and make everything work smoother. So it is when two people interact with each other....
The Question is the Key!

The Question is the Key!

Better Sales Questions Focus, focus, focus.  That’s the phrase that I find myself repeating constantly in every sales seminar that I present.  I believe focus is the greatest challenge for sales people today, and the greatest single solution to their challenges. ...
Biggest Time Wasters for Sales People

Dealing with your customers’ time constraints

“My customers don’t have as much time to spend with me as they used to.” That’s a comment I’m hearing more frequently in my sales seminars. It’s a growing phenomenon. Your customers used to be able to spend more time with you. But...