Dave Kahle Wisdom

Practical Wisdom Blog by Dave Kahle

Podcasts and blog posts to help sales professionals and business executives sell better, lead better, and live better.

I’m glad you found your way here.

I’ve spent 30 years in the business trenches; it’s been full and fulfilling. In that time, I’ve been the number one salesperson in the country for two different companies in two different industries. I’ve written 13 books, spoken in 47 states and 11 countries, and personally and contractually worked with over 500 organizations. I’ve touched tens of thousands of people through my articles, podcasts, webinars and seminars.

On the personal side, my life has been full as well. Coleen and I have raised 5 children, helped with 19 foster children, and enjoy 14 grandchildren. I’ve been a father, a foster father, a stepfather, an adoptive father and a grandfather – and now you know why my hair is grey!

In all of this, my faith is very important to me, and provided me with my “Why” as well as a unique perspective.

As you might imagine, in all of this, I’ve learned a few things. I’ve made lots of mistakes and have had my share of success. And, while I’m still learning, I want to share with you some of the practical wisdom I’ve gained along the way.

You’ll find that some of my ideas will challenge you – as I tend to see things in non-conventional way. As you interact with what I share, you’ll find that some of your fondest beliefs and most comfortable paradigms may be in for revision.

Sales Leaders’ Q&A: Goal-Setting (QA-SM-5)

Question: I like the idea of setting goals for personal improvement, not only with my sales people, but for my own growth and development as well. Can you give me a more specific idea of what kind of goals I...

It’s our fault! Beliefs that hinder our success

Over lunch with one of my clients, he asked an unusually deep question:  “In your training, do you try to instill new skills, or do you find you are more effective by removing the hindrances people have to using the...

What’s a Professional Sales Manager? (SM-12)

I was in the depths of a major depression.  As a third year sales person with a good company, I was doing well, and was on my way to becoming the top sales person in the nation for that company. ...

Spiritual Relationships, Courage and Your Next Big Business Decision

I’m facing a big business decision – whether to invest a significant portion of my retirement funds into a new venture whose financial success is hardly assured. At the same time, last week I worked with a friend who is...

Pride, Humility and Failure

Remember John Delorean?  He was the superstar General Motors executive who started the Delorean Motor Company.  When the company began to falter, he was arrested and charged with complicity in a drug deal that some speculated was an attempt to...

Sales Leader’s Q&A: When to terminate?

Question: Our business has been struggling for the last year or so. Several of my salespeople are just not producing.  I’m not sure I can continue to work with them.  When do I decide to terminate their employment? Answer: Wouldn’t...

Integrity – A Sales Strategy?

I was speaking to a group of professional sales people in Johannesburg, South Africa, on the subject of integrity in business. At dinner later in the evening, my host, who had been sitting in the audience, sheepishly shared with me...

Q&A for Salespeople: Being Yourself

Q. Is “being yourself” a sales strategy? A. If you are naturally an attractive, sensitive, empathetic human being who everyone loves to be with, if you have a great measure of sensitivity and perceptiveness coupled with outstanding intelligence and unshakable...

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