by Kahle Wisdom | Feb 3, 2026 | Thinking Better, Leadership-Business, Podcasts, Miscellaneous
The most advanced secrity threats in the history of the world are now being unleashed against small businesses. You may be next. Security expert Geoge Hyek describes what you can do to protect yourself ....
by Dave Kahle | Jan 1, 2026 | Thinking Better, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Have you seen the advertisements describing the ”Easy Button?” Hit the button and your solution will be easy. Someone will take care of it for you. ...
by Kahle Wisdom | Dec 11, 2025 | Thinking Better, Leadership-Business, Leadership-General, Miscellaneous
Nurture a comfortable atmosphere. The atmosphere refers to the emotional climate that exists in the meetings. Are members comfortable and willing to share, or are they guarded and hesitant? Is the focus on the issue at hand, or is the meeting a fortress of personal...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 11, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle It’s going to be frustrating, time consuming, difficult, and emotionally draining with a minimal chance of success. Years ago, I created one of my first seminars: How to Find, Interview, Select and Hire a Good...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 4, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle “When you change the structure, you change the behavior of those people who work within that structure.” That observation has been a bed rock foundation to my work as...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 20, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Too many people focus on the wrong things.That’s an observation I have made over 30 years of sales consulting – working with over 500 sales organizations. In my world of B2B salespeople, sales managers, and sale executives, the pressure to produce short...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 20, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle I’ve seen a lot in my lifetime. I remember the moment when I heard that JFK was assassinated. Sitting in a high school class, the announcement came over the PA System. I watched the Viet Nam war and all the protests, including the Kent State...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 20, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle While I have my opinions, I try to stay away from the political fray. I’m registered as an independent and try to stay that way. While it has its advantages, it also has disadvantages.For example, I did not know who Charlie Kirk was, and I had never...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 2, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Begin with the right mindset “This is going to be tricky.” That what I thought when I was hired for my first B2B salesperson as a new Christian....
by Dave Kahle | Sep 25, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Most Christians are familiar with this verse: “For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 7, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle The world is changing today at a pace which is unprecedented in human history. Whole industries are disrupted by new technologies, AI looks like it may invade everyone’s life and job, and the institutions and values we held closely just a few years ago...
by Dave Kahle | May 22, 2025 | Miscellaneous
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.Everyone wants a simple quick solution. Few value a...
by Dave Kahle | Apr 3, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Here’s a story to which many of you can relate. We had an opening for an inside salesperson and took a chance on a young man who appeared to have the necessary aptitude and character, but who lacked any experience. He had been a social...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 20, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle One of the 25 Most important ThingsI’ve LearnedRecently, one of the members of my CBIG groups suggested I make a list of the 20 most important things I’ve learned in my 30 years of experience working with B2B sales organizations. I was...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 6, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Chances are, if your business is at all successful, you are going to be presented with the opportunity to borrow. At some point, you’ll need a larger space, more computers, more sophisticated software, and more equipment. You’ll have to buy raw...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 20, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle As a college student, I supported myself by working in a relatively expensive men’s clothing store. It was a small local chain, with five stores around town – one big headquarters store downtown, and four suburban stores in shopping centers. One of...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 27, 2025 | Miscellaneous
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.The pace of change has increased, the growth in complexity has...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 26, 2025 | Miscellaneous
A guest article by Mark Virkler.Did you know that you can receive creative architectural designs through divine revelation? King David did. Check it out:“Then David gave to his son Solomon the plan of the porch of the temple, its buildings, its storehouses,...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 23, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle For 30 years I’ve been training B2B sales forces to sell better. I’ve noticed this – that any group of salespeople, 20% to 30% are eager to learn and enthusiastic about trying some of the practices I teach. Of the remainer, some will try to...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 23, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle The term ‘Kingdom business’ conjures up all kinds of ideas. Some imagine businesses that put gospel tracks with their invoices and checks. Others think of the original “business as mission” idea of businesses which are just really disguised...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 16, 2025 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle How familiar does this sound? You have an opportunity that looks like it could be huge for your personal life or your business. You’ve studied it, done your homework, and are convinced that this would be the next major step for you. You...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 26, 2024 | Miscellaneous
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...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 19, 2024 | Miscellaneous
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...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 13, 2024 | Miscellaneous
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...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 14, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle I had just switched jobs, going from a salary, bonus and company car to a 100 percent commission position. It was a big risk, but I had calculated the amount of existing business in my new territory, and calculated that, if I could double it, I’d be...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 14, 2024 | Growth-Personal Development, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle As a young man, I faced a career decision that set the path for the rest of my life. I found myself in a place where I had three choices for employment: After a few years as a teacher, I could return to education. Or I could enter into the world of...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 7, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Q. What is the best way to deal with a customer who only wants to hear lower prices? A. First, let me question the accuracy of your interpretation. There are very few customers who only want lower prices. One of the reasons why we hear...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 24, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle I believe in forms! I know, that makes me a pariah among salespeople. More paperwork! Are you crazy?No. I’m experienced. Here’s the thing about a well-designed form – it forces you to think thoroughly and methodically. And thinking thoroughly and...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 24, 2024 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Force, Miscellaneous
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...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 19, 2024 | Leadership-Sales Force, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle I have a notoriously bad memory, to the point where I am often the butt of incredulous comments from my spouse and grown kids. “Don’t you remember when we did this?” they’ll ask. “No” I respond.And yet, remarkably, I can remember each of the seven...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 29, 2024 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle For much of my career, I’ve been cognizant of the threat posed by the rapid pace of change. Simply put, the world is changing around us at a pace that is unprecedented in human history, and unless we change ourselves and our organizations at least as...
by Dave Kahle | Jul 12, 2024 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle One of the 25 most important lessons I’ve learned…. Are Your Systems Obsolete? Almost all of the policies and procedures that dictate our day-to-day efforts are vestiges of years gone by. By Dave KahleRecently, following a request made by a...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 27, 2024 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Watch this post on YouTube Listen to this post's Podcast Over my career as a sales expert, I’ve personally and contractually worked with over 500 sales organizations. I’ve learned some things. Here’s one: Very few chief sales officers have a good...
by Dave Kahle | Apr 11, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Q. I recently received an order from a new customer for 10 items. We back ordered four of the ten. My customer is quite upset with me and my company’s purchasing agents. Our relationship is strained because of someone in my company’s poor...
by Dave Kahle | Apr 4, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
Rarely is a business2business sales call a one-call close. Our products are too varied and sophisticated, and the customer’s buying processes are too complex for that. If we see a prospect for the first time, and aren’t able to identify an opportunity or start a...
by Kahle Wisdom | Apr 3, 2024 | Miscellaneous
Great to be interviewed on The Thoughtful #Entrepreneur #podcast with @JoshElledge. I’d really love if you gave this episode a listen. https://upmyinfluence.com/podcasts/1814-helping-b2b-sales-improve-their-results-with-dave-kahle/
by Dave Kahle | Mar 26, 2024 | Miscellaneous
As a seasoned sales professional, I’ve witnessed firsthand the allure of sticking to what’s comfortable rather than what’s strategically sound. It’s a temptation we all face, but it’s the decisions we make in those critical moments that...
by Kahle Wisdom | Mar 22, 2024 | Miscellaneous
The dynamics of doing business is changing, and I am sensing it. Because of my decades of experience, I understand the challenges businesses face in today’s competitive marketplace. That’s why I’m passionate about helping companies implement the best...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 29, 2024 | Growth-Personal Development, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle The recent proliferation of AI (Artificial Intelligence) has surfaced a lingering issue: If we can create software to increase the capabilities of a computer, can we not create software to increase the capabilities of the greatest computer we know of –...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 29, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle In the last 12 months, only one out of every 20 salespeople have spent $25.00 or more on their own improvement! Incredible. Let me repeat it to make sure you read it correctly: In the last 12 months, only one out of every 20 salespeople...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 29, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle It’s so easy to become complacent and satisfied with our “relational comfort zones.” Those are defined by the people with whom we have developed comfortable relationships, who can be counted upon to see us and spend some time with us. These people...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 29, 2024 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Q. Occasionally, customers may say they have seen or received a lower price for the same product in order to receive better pricing from us. How would you handle that type of call? A. You mean this only happens occasionally? I’ll bet thousands of my...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 22, 2024 | Leadership-General, Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle In this rapidly changing economy, everyone is looking for a simple fix to dealing with the uncertainty of our economic environment. It seems like few are happy with their situations. And all but a few point their fingers at the changing economy and...
by Dave Kahle | Dec 30, 2023 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Question and Answer Q. In your seminar on handling objections, you talked about using “Proof” like letters of recommendation and testimonials. How do you get them? A. The short answer is that you ask for them. That’s overly simple,...
by Dave Kahle | Nov 2, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Q. Being a branch manager and having six reps and no sales manager, how do you delegate some of their requests back to them without discouraging their efforts? A. Begin with clear expectations. What you expect the sales person to do ought not to be a...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 19, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Q. How do I get to see new prospects who won’t return voice mail? A. Since this continues to be one of the most asked-questions I receive, I’ve decided to spend several months on this question. In an earlier article, I talked about creating a powerful,...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 12, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Q. Here’s an issue that I confront with my salespeople all of the time. They are afraid to press for the next step, because they don’t want to experience the rejection of hearing a “NO.” So, they try to keep the sale alive by not asking for resolution. This keeps...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 12, 2023 | Miscellaneous
Nervous about Traveling? Relax, God Has You Does God really care for me? How do I know? Those are two questions that Christians often ask. One way to answer them is to reflect on the occasions when God has intervened in our lives. I recently had an...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 12, 2023 | Miscellaneous
They are all NFL quarterbacks. But more importantly, they have all unabashedly and publicly proclaimed their faith in God. Dan Orlovsky, in his role as NFL game commentor, in a moment of pending catastrophe openly and spontaneously prayed on the air in...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 14, 2023 | Miscellaneous
I was in the third year in a very fulfilling and lucrative sales position. I was good at it, was well-respected in the market and inside the company, and was enjoying an excellent income. The company I worked for, however, had a reputation for being...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 1, 2023 | Miscellaneous
You or Him?Insights into the greatest conundrum for Christian businesspeople“How much should I expect God to do, and how much should I do?” I just fielded that question from one of my CBIG members. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard that question, and I had...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 24, 2023 | Miscellaneous
In recent months I’ve become acutely aware of our unlimited capacity to live in self-delusion, and the specter of catastrophe that accompanies it. It’s not like I didn’t know that before. But it was relegated to that realm of below -the-conscious...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 17, 2023 | Miscellaneous
If there’s one thought that is almost universally nurtured by Christian business people, it is probably this one. It excuses all kinds of behavior, or more accurately, lack of behavior.The consequences of that thought are immeasurable. Because most of us grasp onto...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 10, 2023 | Miscellaneous
The Edelman Trust Barometer just released it’s 2023 report. Based on interviews with 32,000 people across 28 countries, it found that people trusted business more than the media, government and NGOs.(1)According to author Dave Samson, “According to this year’s Trust...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 8, 2023 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle In the book, “Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies” authors Jim Collins and Jerry Porras offered the notion of a BHAG – a Big Hairy Audacious Goal. It is a long-term goal (10 years or more) that challenges the company, by motivating...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 1, 2023 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle I’ve trained B2B sales forces for 30 years. In that time, I’ve had ample opportunity to interact with literally thousands of sales managers. The position is often the least well organized in the entire sales department. Job descriptions are sketchy,...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 5, 2023 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Question and Answer:Manage A Salesforce that is Not Manageable? Q. I’m frustrated. My sales force just doesn’t seem to be motivated. They agree with me at sales meetings, but then don’t follow through. Any ideas? A. Yes. I just had a...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 16, 2022 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle Are you looking for a way to unite your team, to unleash their potential, to shape your culture and to move your business or department up to a higher level of performance? Consider adopting a manifesto. What’s a manifesto? ...
by Dave Kahle | Oct 15, 2022 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle “We’re doing OK.” That’s a thought shared by thousands of executives I have encountered over the years. It also resides in the minds of the majority of B2B salespeople with whom I’ve worked. “OK” for a business often means that the company...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 19, 2022 | Miscellaneous
by Dave Kahle By now, most people are aware of the “Disney Debacle.” Here’s a quick review: The Florida legislature passed the Parental Rights In Education bill. Here’s what the bill said: “(The Bill)…reinforces fundamental right of parents to make...
by Dave Kahle | Sep 1, 2022 | Miscellaneous
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by Dave Kahle | Aug 15, 2022 | Sales-Miscellaneous, Sales-Wholesale Distributor, Miscellaneous, Sales-B2B
Systematically Identifying New ProspectsBy Dave Kahle Your business, like every other one, needs a constant stream of new customers if it is going to remain viable. The constant churn in the market place means that some of your customers will be...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 1, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Discouragement must be one of Satan’s primary tools. By generating discouragement in the hearts of Christians he effectively places them on the bench in the great contest between Satan and God. Here’s an antidote for it. Do Your Expectations Have You Discouraged? By...
by Dave Kahle | Jul 6, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Excerpted from Chapter 13 of Transforming Your Sales Force for the 21st Century, by Dave Kahle One of the higher-order sales leader’s initiatives is this: To encourage your sales team to strive for mastery. The dictionary defines mastery as this: to become an expert...
by Dave Kahle | Jul 4, 2022 | Miscellaneous
I just closed a zoom meeting with one of my clients. He told me this short story. He recently took a promotion to the corporate office. Word had gotten around the new environment that he started his meetings with a prayer. Out of the blue, a co-worker asked if he...
by Kahle Wisdom | May 25, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Our Courses consist of Collections, Learning Paths and Routes “CN” designates a Collection of podcasts, blog posts and other resources treating a theme. All Collections are free to all members. CN: Penetrating the Difficult Account CN: Thriving in...
by Kahle Wisdom | May 25, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Topics for B2B salespeople: Interact with colleagues around these topics: Sales Systems Listening more Effectively Personal Improvement Sales Principles and Practices Free...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 15, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of salespeople. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that salespeople make — keep surfacing. Here is number five of my top five. See to what degree you (or your...
by Dave Kahle | Mar 1, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of salespeople. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that salespeople make — keep surfacing. Here is number four of my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force) may...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 15, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Over the decades that I’ve been involved in sales, I’ve worked with tens of thousands of salespeople. Certain negative tendencies — mistakes that salespeople make — keep surfacing. Here is number three of my top five. See to what degree you (or your sales force)...
by Dave Kahle | Feb 10, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Here’s a lesson that every salesperson needs to learn early in their career: Sales is not magic. Just the opposite; every selling situation has a very definable, step-by-step process which, when executed with expertise, almost inevitably leads to a sale. One way to...
by Dave Kahle | Jan 4, 2022 | Miscellaneous
Q: A customer (a contractor) has given me and one of my competitors five minutes to present our respective products to him. I know all the features and benefits of the product, but I don’t want to be like everyone else and give him what he’s heard before. At the same...
by Dave Kahle | Jun 24, 2021 | Miscellaneous
Navigating your way through complexity in a rapidly changing, information-saturated world In my previous posts, I noted some of the factors that combine to create an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing, and information-saturated world in which we find...
by Dave Kahle | Aug 24, 2020 | Miscellaneous
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by Dave Kahle | Apr 6, 2020 | Miscellaneous
We are in the middle of some difficult times. Rather than belabor that point, I’d like to come to the heart of the problem: What do we do? We need to answer that question in an immediate, urgent basis: What do we do right now? In an earlier article, I shared some...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jul 22, 2019 | Leadership-Entrepreneurs & Executives, Leadership-Sales Management, Miscellaneous
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 sales people 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 | Jan 29, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Question: “How do you provide a solution when selling a commodity?” Answer: Great question. On the surface, it seems almost like a contradiction in terms – “If it’s a commodity, how can it be a solution?” Before I begin, let me suggest you go to my website and read...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jun 24, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Question: I find it difficult to stay upbeat and positive all the time. I have a tendency to get down on myself when something goes poorly and then find it hard to look forward to the next sales call. I can’t be the only sales person who struggles with this. Can you...
by Kahle Wisdom | Mar 3, 2016 | Miscellaneous
I just hung up the phone from a coaching call with one of my clients. He was applying for a significant executive position, and wanted my help with his resume and interview strategy. We talked for a bit, and I suggested a different way to look at his resume.A light...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 27, 2015 | Miscellaneous
“I wish my people were more professional,” executives and managers often commiserate to me. Even with those who don’t voice it, that unspoken yearning often hovers just-under-the-surface of their conversation. Ah, if only the people around us were more professional. ...
by Kahle Wisdom | Oct 3, 2015 | Miscellaneous
I was up against the wall, with no options. Almost literally between a rock and a hard place. Here’s the story. I had left a very secure sales position for one of a lot more challenge, and a lot more risk. My new position was the opposite of my previous one in a...
by Kahle Wisdom | Sep 17, 2015 | Miscellaneous
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