Dave Kahle Wisdom

Practical Wisdom Blog by Dave Kahle

Podcasts and blog posts to help sales professionals and business executives sell better, lead better, and live better.

I’m glad you found your way here.

I’ve spent 30 years in the business trenches; it’s been full and fulfilling. In that time, I’ve been the number one salesperson in the country for two different companies in two different industries. I’ve written 13 books, spoken in 47 states and 11 countries, and personally and contractually worked with over 500 organizations. I’ve touched tens of thousands of people through my articles, podcasts, webinars and seminars.

On the personal side, my life has been full as well. Coleen and I have raised 5 children, helped with 19 foster children, and enjoy 14 grandchildren. I’ve been a father, a foster father, a stepfather, an adoptive father and a grandfather – and now you know why my hair is grey!

In all of this, my faith is very important to me, and provided me with my “Why” as well as a unique perspective.

As you might imagine, in all of this, I’ve learned a few things. I’ve made lots of mistakes and have had my share of success. And, while I’m still learning, I want to share with you some of the practical wisdom I’ve gained along the way.

You’ll find that some of my ideas will challenge you – as I tend to see things in non-conventional way. As you interact with what I share, you’ll find that some of your fondest beliefs and most comfortable paradigms may be in for revision.

Is the Alure of the Status Quo Holding You Back

by Dave Kahle I am in the middle of a sales manager’s training class. Inevitably, as we methodically examine the best practices of effective sales managers, someone is going to comment, “We do it like this” and then dismiss everything...

Are You Hindered by Formerly Effective Sales Practices?

I call it FIP.  Fine in the Past.  It refers to all the sales and marketing efforts, ideas, policies, principles, techniques, and strategies that worked well in the past, but are no longer effective.  The past is everything that's pre-2018...

Maximizing Your B2B Sales Potential: A Strategic Approach

As a seasoned sales professional, I've witnessed firsthand the allure of sticking to what's comfortable rather than what's strategically sound. It's a temptation we all face, but it's the decisions we make in those critical moments that truly define our...

Are You Implementing the Best Practices for B2B Sales in Your Business?

The dynamics of doing business is changing, and I am sensing it. Because of my decades of experience, I understand the challenges businesses face in today's competitive marketplace. That's why I'm passionate about helping companies implement the best practices for...

Do You Hold onto Comfortable Self-Deceptions?

      Recently, one of my clients recommended that I compile a series of posts on the most important lessons I've learned over my 30-year career as a consultant working with over 500 different organizations.  This is one of...

Narrow Your Focus, Multiply Your Business

       In B2B sales, you always do better narrowing your focus than expanding it. Defy conventional wisdom and your own instincts and drill down into this – one of the 30 most important lessons I've learned in 30+...

The Ultimate Success Skill for Our Generation

The pace of change has increased, the growth in complexity has multiplied, and information has proliferated at an unprecedented pace.  We are in extraordinary times.  We often find ourselves overwhelmed, distracted and insecure.  And unprecedented times call for unique and...

Mind Software and Thinking

by Dave Kahle The recent proliferation of AI (Artificial Intelligence) has surfaced a lingering issue: If we can create software to increase the capabilities of a computer, can we not create software to increase the capabilities of the greatest computer...

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