by Kahle Wisdom | Feb 19, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management
We’ve all done it. Promoted a good sales person, often our best, to sales manager. My files are full of cases where the results were below expectations for everyone involved. Principals and CSOs are often disappointed in the lack of results. And the sales managers...
by Kahle Wisdom | Feb 14, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management
Question: Dave, I’m a sales manager, and I’m increasingly losing my patience with sales people who constantly whine and complain. Any thoughts on how to handle the chronic whiners? Answer: Believe me, I can empathize with you. I had my share of whiners in my days as...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 30, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management
Q: Do you have any suggestions that will help our local sales reps provide increased value across all markets? Stretch out of their market comfort zones? A: Ah, comfort zones and salespeople. They are the bane of the B2B salesperson. I believe that the loss of...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 30, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management, Christian-Leadership
Building a successful business requires serious focus on four fundamental components. Those include the three elements of infrastructure: Systems, people and money, and the thing that ties those three together and empowers them to reach their potential: corporate...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 19, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management
Question: “What would you suggest in the situation where a sales representative will attempt to build a relationship with the customer on a personal basis, but refuse to build a relationship for the company he/she represents? He/she prefers to wear the “white hat” and...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 3, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management
When interviewing a hiring candidate or coaching an employee, it’s helpful to visualize the image of an iceberg with 10% visible above the surface, and 90% invisible below the surface: The visible 10% is necessary, but limited information: * Skills * Experience...