by Dave Kahle | Jan 5, 2021 | Lead Better, Practical Wisdom, Sell Better
If you haven’t read the first part of this series, I’d suggest you do so first, to gain a perspective on my comments below. If you are a business owner, executive, or manager, you may want to read the second of this series, which is written specifically for you. ...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 5, 2021 | Lead Better, Manage Better
Nervous – Part II: Q: I’m seeing a lot of anxiety and nervousness about the economy all around me. I am not sure I can thrive in this economic downturn. Do you have any thoughts on how to respond to this? To my readers… In the last post, I responded to this...
by Kahle Wisdom | Dec 9, 2020 | Lead Better, Manage Better
In our surveys, CEOs indicate “on the job” training as the predominant method of developing sales people. If everyone is doing it, it must be OK, right? I don’t think so. See if this sounds familiar. You are ready to expand your sales force, so you hire a nice guy...
by Dave Kahle | May 7, 2020 | Lead Better
At its most fundamental level, business is always and only about three things: Money, people, and systems. There is a huge body of content revolving around money in business. Lots of books have been written and consultants’ careers advanced in the pursuit of...
by Dave Kahle | May 1, 2020 | Lead Better, Manage Better, Practical Wisdom
In an earlier article, I suggested some business strategies for effectively handling the changes wrought by the pandemic. My recommendation was to instill a set of practices that would keep you, personally, at the top of your game. In the second article of this...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 19, 2020 | Distributor Sales, Lead Better, Manage Better
Q. Is there a proactive way to implement a program from manufacturers to encourage distributors to have their sales force sell our product instead of another? My intention is to have the salesperson give quotes for our product more frequently? And how can we appeal to...
