by Dave Kahle | Jun 22, 2021 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-General, Leadership-Sales Management
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 3, 2021 | Leadership-General
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 Kahle Wisdom | Nov 20, 2018 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-General, Leadership-Sales Force, Leadership-Sales Management, Leadership-Sales Systems
Sales productivity may be a new concept for many sales executives. “Sales” is easy to understand, and “productivity” is pretty clear, but when those two words are combined the combination becomes a bit vague. What exactly is sales productivity, and why should you be...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 17, 2018 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-General, Leadership-Sales Force, Leadership-Sales Management
Question: How can I help an experienced sales person regain his interest in the job? Answer: It sounds like you have someone who is just going through the motions. That can be deadly for the career of a sales person, as well as detrimental to the company. One of the...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jun 15, 2017 | Leadership-General, Leadership-Sales Force, Leadership-Sales Management
Question: I am currently working in a family business. For about ten years, sales have been decreasing. I was just appointed as the head of sales. I have several sales people who have been with the company for 30-40 years. They simply refuse any system or training...
by Kahle Wisdom | May 13, 2016 | Leadership-General, Leadership-Sales Force, Leadership-Sales Management
The following scenario plays over and over again in every one of your sales territories every day. And it costs you hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. I was working with one of my client’s salespeople. The client was an HVAC commercial contractor. The...
