Dave Kahle Wisdom

Mastering The Basics of Selling

     There have been hundreds of books written about sales, each trying to make a case for their particular nomenclature. Yet, at the most basic level, sales is a relatively simple process.  In this excerpt from one of my books, I share the simple sales process. ...

How Many Sales Calls Should a Salesperson Make?

     This is my answer to a question submitted by a sales manager:  How many sales calls should a salesperson make? The answer may surprise you.        Dave Kahle is a B2B sales expert, and a Christian Business thought leader.  He has authored 13 books, presented in...

How to Excel at the Most Important Sales Process

      Probably the most common sales process in the B2B world is ‘creating a client”.  That’s my terminology for influencing a customer to buy routinely and repeatedly from you.  Every organization and every salesperson can do it better. ...

Hiring Your Next Salesperson — You Can Do Better

The decision about who to hire for a sales position is one of the riskiest and potentially costly decisions a sales manager will make. Over my 30 years as a sales consultant, I’ve learned some lessons.   Here are some of the best practices to help you make it...

It’s Not The Salespeople — It’s Your Structure

      Most conversations about improving a sales team’s productivity center around the salespeople.  At the same time, it is just as effective to refine your sales system’s structure.  In my 30 years of  sales consulting, I’ve found that the quickest...

Change Your Thoughts, Shape Your Destiny

For 30 years I’ve been training B2B sales forces to sell better. I ‘ve learned some things.  This is one of the 25 most important lessons’ I’ve learned – that you can choose your thoughts, and thus control your attitudes, your behavior and your...
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