Dave Kahle Wisdom

An Out-of-The-Box System That Will Transform Your Team’s Development

An Out-of-The-Box System That Will Transform Your Team’s Development

by Dave Kahle Some time ago, one of my clients challenged me to record the 20 most important lessons I’ve learned.  After a great deal of reflection, I eventually came up with 25.  This is one.           As I was just beginning to build my consulting practice, I...
Why Fixing Things Isn’t Always the Best Idea

Why Fixing Things Isn’t Always the Best Idea

by Dave Kahle Some time ago, one of my clients challenged me to record the 20 most important lessons I’ve learned in my 30 years of consulting experience. After a great deal of reflection, I eventually came up with 25.  This is one. Fixing things isn’t always the...
Most People Don’t Think Deeply

Most People Don’t Think Deeply

by Dave Kahle Some time ago, one of my clients challenged me to record the 20 most important lessons I’ve learned.  After a great deal of reflection, I eventually came up with 25.  This is one. Most people don’t think...
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...
The Biggest Obstacle to Your Sales Success Resides Inside You

The Biggest Obstacle to Your Sales Success Resides Inside You

by Dave Kahle 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 those lessons: For the...
B2B Sales: Narrow Your Focus, Multiply Your Business

B2B Sales: Narrow Your Focus, Multiply Your Business

by Dave Kahle            In my earlier life, I had seven sales positions during the time from age 18 to 34.  The last was selling for a hospital supplies distributor.  I was given a territory that had about $10,000 in existing business, and 77 accounts.  Every year...
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