by Dave Kahle | Jun 24, 2021 | Christian Businesspeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Navigating your way through complexity in a rapidly changing, information-saturated world In my previous post, I noted some of the factors that combine to create an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing, and information-saturated world in which we find...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 22, 2021 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership, Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Q. We are intent on revising our decades-old sales force compensation plan. Management is divided. One half favors straight commission, and the other doesn’t. What are your thoughts? A. In my work as a sales consultant, I am routinely involved in helping my clients...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 8, 2021 | Professional B2B Salespeople, Sales Force Issues, Sales Principles and Practices
As a veteran sales trainer, I’ve often wrestled with this question: Why is it that some salespeople do so much better, in the long run than others of equal skill and competency? I’ve identified a number of reasons for that. Probably the most powerful and pervasive...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 3, 2021 | Leadership, Professional B2B Salespeople
Why is it so difficult for us to do what we want to do? I believe there are two primary forces: Habit and Self-Image. Q. My salespeople all acknowledge the wisdom of spending more time in their high potential accounts, but they don’t do it. How can I get them to...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 1, 2021 | Sales Force Issues
Question: When we get through to the person we want to talk to, we most often hear that they are happy with their current supplier. How can we overcome that? Answer: You are encountering the classic B2B prospect put-off. There are a number of ways to deal with this. ...
