Dave Kahle Wisdom

Turning Good Ideas into Action

Turning Good Ideas into Action

by Dave Kahle Over the past 30+ years, I’ve worked with over 500  B2B salesforces, training them in the best practices of their profession. I’ve learned that in spite of all the excitement and good feelings generated at a training session – typically a number of...
Entertaining Your Customers: Gain a Competitive edge and Super-Charge Your Sales

Entertaining Your Customers: Gain a Competitive edge and Super-Charge Your Sales

by Dave Kahle Relationships are the key to B2B sales.  We all know that. But implementing a process to dramatically enhance those relationships is another story.           That’s where entertaining comes in.  Many salespeople...
Rational Thought – Five Thinking Errors and Our Current Mess

Rational Thought – Five Thinking Errors and Our Current Mess

by Dave Kahle Is there anyone who doesn’t recognize that the current state of our country – and the world – is a mess of almost unprecedented proportions?  While we can theorize about the causes of this collapse in the collective condition, I’d like to submit one...
Is consistently able to get sales customers to voice their concerns – Best Practices 51

Is consistently able to get sales customers to voice their concerns – Best Practices 51

by Dave Kahle It’s the natural, predictable step along the way to a sale.  You have met with the right people, helped them achieve a degree of comfort with you, uncovered the opportunity, presented your solution and asked for their commitment.  But wait, they are...
Expectations in Sales Management: They Are Not You – One of The 25 Most Important Things

Expectations in Sales Management: They Are Not You – One of The 25 Most Important Things

by Dave Kahle I was in the first year of my first management job and experiencing growing frustration. I was continually disappointed in what I perceived as a lack of motivation in my charges.  Not only that, but they just didn’t have the same degree of...
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