The Question is the Key

The Question is the Key

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.  There are so many demands...
Developing Salespeople

Developing Salespeople

Developing salespeople is one of those initiatives that payback double; the salespeople improve their performance, and feel better about your organization investing in them.  In one move you can help keep the good salespeople you have, motivate your salespeople,...
The Three Most Common Mistakes  Sales Managers Make

The Three Most Common Mistakes Sales Managers Make

In most organizations, sales managers are the essential bridge between the company’s sales goals and the realization of those goals.  The gritty day-to-day interactions between the sales people and their customers are frequently filtered through the perspective of the...
Q.  Are salespeople made or born?

Q. Are salespeople made or born?

I field this question, in one form or other, in almost every seminar I do. Just heard it again yesterday in relationship to the competency of building relationships.  The questioner opined that building relationships was a natural talent.  You either had it or you...