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When I ask sales leaders about their strategy for growth, more often than not they tell me it is simply to hire experienced salespeople. But really that just means recruiting resources rather than taking a true strategic approach. In addition, sales leaders also tell me that sales coaching of their teams is not consistently needed ...

Does great sales leadership have a formula? Maybe not, but it will be found that all great sales leaders who achieve great sales success share common characteristics. Throughout my 25-year career in corporate sales, I’ve had the pleasure of working for (and with) a good number of fantastic sales leaders. They were highly inspirational people ...

The debate has been widespread on which attribute–confidence or competence–is more critical for the achievement of salesperson success. While there might be some merit in engaging in this debate, there is a simple answer: it takes both in equal measure to succeed. What is a Competent Salesperson? A competent salesperson is one that has learned ...

Once upon a time, a little child wrote letters every single year, addressed to a jolly old man residing at the North Pole. These letters politely requested greatly desired Christmas gifts, and based upon the child’s behavior in the preceding year (or, more usually, the past few weeks), the gifts would magically arrive on Christmas ...

Many experts point out that that the most powerful single source of new business for sales is referrals–from networking contacts, existing clients or strategic partners. Endless studies have shown that people are far more inclined to buy a product or service that has been referred to them. Referred clients tend to be stickier than other ...

You may or may not know this, but happy salespeople produce more sales. If you are able to tap into the secret of a salesperson’s happiness, you can better drive sales growth within your organization. . According to legend, a young John Lennon was once asked by his teacher what he wanted to be when ...