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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.

Do You Share a Shepherd’s View of Employees?

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...

When Should You Fire A Salesperson?

      Sooner or later, almost every sales manager must face the difficult decision as to whether or not to terminate the employment of a salesperson. In this podcast, I provide some principles to help you with that decision...

Supercharging Your Personal Development

 One of the best ways to supercharge your personal development is to set goals.  In this post, I reply to a question about goal setting for personal improvement, with guidelines for every sales executive. ***********************************************************        Dave Kahle's goal is...

When You Change the Structure, You Change Everything

by Dave Kahle One of the 25 Most important Things I’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...

Depressed & Unmotivated? Here’s How to Fix It.

Every professional and field salesperson must deal with discouragement when something goes poorly.  The challenge is to keep motivated, even in the face of adversity.  Here's a proven three-step process to help you. *************************************************************************        Dave Kahle's goal is to...

How to Sell Commodities

How do you sell when the competition has exactly the same product?  Are you reduced to being the low price?  Unfortunately, many sales people have never thought deeply about how to effectively sell commodities, and, therefore,  resort to discounting.  Here's...

Consequences of Business Debt

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...

What Do You Look For When You Hire A Salesperson?

Which of these two choices is more likely to result in an effective salesperson: Hiring someone with technical expertise or industry experience and training them to become a salesperson Hiring someone with sales aptitude, and training them in the product...

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