by tgale | Aug 28, 2018 | Sales and Sales Management
This recent article by Dave Kurlan, from Objective Management, supports our experience in working with and hiring GREAT sales people. For over 22 years, Mary Anne and I have used the Objective Management Sales and Sales Manager Evaluation tool because it is one of the...
by mawampler | Aug 7, 2018 | Sales and Sales Management
I’ve been thinking about what it takes to be a truly great sales manager and about the handful I’ve known over the years. The problem is – it’s just a handful. So how does that happen? Maybe a sales manager was once a phenom of a sales rep. Maybe someone is trying to...
by transform | Sep 25, 2017 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Sales and Sales Management
Has your sales team prepared to shift to meet the changing needs of your customers? Have you reprioritized or adapted the team’s sales objectives for the next 12-18 months to take into account changing dynamics in your market? What issues are impacting sales...
by mawampler | Sep 11, 2017 | Monday Morning Wake Up Tips, Sales and Sales Management
Our friends at Objective Management Group, which I always call Kurlan, have new data about what motivates salespeople. I find the data interesting and useful in terms of understanding that salespeople are actually human and individually motivated by different things....
by tgale | Nov 18, 2013 | Personal Development, Sales and Sales Management
“Research tells us (Snyder 2007) that the most effective presentations will always do this one thing – solve problems. This is the key to a successful presentation. Presentation coach and author Dr. Andrew Abela has written “if you are trying to...
by tgale | Nov 11, 2013 | Sales and Sales Management
The Right Questions asked the Right way at the Right Time are the key to sales success. Practice is the key. New sales reps need to find opportunities in their normal day to practice leading conversations using questions. Seasoned reps need to vary their repertoire...