by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 3, 2018 | Christian Businesspeople, Kingdom issues
Excerpted from The Good Book on Business by Dave Kahle It is the early moments of creation. God is busy at work, creating the universe, and has just created his most complex entity: Man. Or, more specifically, the man Adam. He is a special creature, made in the image...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 3, 2018 | Christian Businesspeople, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
In a previous post, I wrote that qualities of character in the CEO were a more important indicator of business success than the business model. In this, and the next few posts, I’m going to share those qualities that I believe mark a great business leader. First, a...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 3, 2018 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Force Issues
Question: You have convinced me that spending time face-to-face with customers is the best use of my sales time. How much of my week should I spend entertaining customers; taking them to lunch, ballgames, etc.? Answer: Great question. Let me answer this is two...
by Kahle Wisdom | Jan 3, 2018 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
Question: Are sales people made or born? Answer: I field this question, in one form or other, in almost every seminar I do. Just heard it again yesterday in relationship to the competency of building relationships. The questioner opined that building relationships...
by Kahle Wisdom | Dec 22, 2017 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Force Issues
Question: My boss recently decided that we must call prospects once every hour, every day, until we get a yes or no, regardless of what they say, or if it’s voicemail. What’s your opinion of this? Answer: I really think there are two questions here. The first has to...
by Kahle Wisdom | Dec 6, 2017 | Christian Businesspeople, Kingdom issues
“I practice my Christian faith when I involve myself and my family in the programs of the church. My business is my business – that’s something else. The two don’t have much to do with each other.” That comment expresses a pretty common view of the relationship...
by Kahle Wisdom | Dec 6, 2017 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Force Issues
Recently, one of the sales people with whom I was working volunteered that he often obtained demonstration samples by coming into the office, visiting the warehouse, opening a box of the product he wanted to sell, taking one out, and re-closing the box. When it comes...
by Kahle Wisdom | Nov 28, 2017 | Christian Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Managers/Sales Leaders
“I have my own style of selling.” That is a remark I have heard a number of times, usually from relatively inexperienced salespeople. What they usually mean is something like this: “I don’t have any real system to what I do, I don’t want any scrutiny, and I probably...
by Kahle Wisdom | Nov 28, 2017 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Force Issues
Question: I’ve heard you mention several times the importance of prioritizing and targeting customers. Can you shed some more light on this? Answer: This is a key issue with me, as I believe it is one of the ways to make the biggest, most rapid change in your...
by Kahle Wisdom | Nov 28, 2017 | Entrepreneurs & Executives, Sales Force Issues
We all know the feeling. Your key contact in one of your good accounts sheepishly admits that they have moved some business to a competitor. No problem with your service, it was just a price issue. Nothing is more discouraging. You’ve spent years developing this...
