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...
