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The 8 Characteristics of Sales Leaders That Make the Difference Between Success and Underperformance The average tenure of a head of sales today is approximately 18 months, one of the shortest durations in history. In large part, this high turnover is driven by an aggressive search for top-line growth. When a sales leader isn’t delivering ...

There’s a ton of articles out there providing guidance on what it takes to be a great leader. They speak of characteristics such as vision, passion, and communications which are applicable to leaders responsible for any type of organization. For example, they would apply equally as well as a marketing leader, the leader of an ...

Technology is advancing at a breakneck speed in almost every single discipline, which means regular sales personnel are at risk of becoming obsolete. Companies now need people who can present the benefits and features of highly specialized products. Unfortunately, many of these products are beyond the comprehension of those without at least some background in ...

Selling Me, Selling You Taking off from the magnificent song by Abba (Knowing Me, Knowing You), this final article in our series on the biggest sales mistakes you can make takes up the most crucial error a salesperson can commit—and also the biggest trap they can fall into. Selling Me The “Selling Me” part of ...

Millions of leaders and sales professionals have given thought to, and set ambitious goals for 2019. It’s that time of year. Many may be getting to the gym, taking a break from drinking, eating healthier, showing up on time and contributing more to a company and team meetings. Changing embedded habits is not easy. It’s ...

Promise or Goal? The old year has come to an end, and we’re in the first days of the new year. Most people are looking back at their recent past, weighing successful and missed opportunities and achievements, and making plans for the upcoming year. This is a very good thing, only when looking back at ...

The First Sale When you work in sales or any business for that matter have you ever stopped to think about the first sale you made? You cannot underestimate the power of the first sale. So why is the first sale so important? The reason it’s so important is that the first sale is not ...

Why would you want a client to be your BFF? Your job, after all, is to sell them something, answer their question on why their product isn’t functioning the way it should or why their bill is higher than what they expected. Job descriptions never say “be the customer’s BFF”. Salespeople are viewed as instruments ...

There isn’t a salesperson alive who isn’t thinking about making their year-end quota right now. For those of you who are on a calendar-year sales cycle, you’re either resigned to the fact that you are not going to make quota, still hoping and praying for that one more deal to close, or you’ve already made ...

The Sensei Leader movement is essentially human-centric leadership. In order to be a good leader, it is important that you are constantly growing and developing your skills so that you can provide insights to your team. It is also important that you are self-aware. Do you know who you are? Do you know who you ...