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.

Time Management Secret: Nurture Helpful Relationships

One of the top ten strategies for effective time management for salespeople is this:  Nurture helpful relationships.  Listen as Dave unpacks this powerful strategy and shows you how to enhance your effectiveness by implementing this concept. The Sales Leader's Excellence...

Beliefs That Hinder Salespeople – I Have Great Relationships With My Customers

“I have great relationships with my customers.”  That is one of the most debilitating myths around - one that cripples the performance of the average corporate salesperson.  Yet, it is endemic within the population of salespeople.  I am not sure...

Beliefs That Hinder Salespeople – I Must Believe In a Product in Order to Sell It

As a sales trainer, I often confront a difficult obstacle that stands in the way of developing more effective salespeople.  Too often salespeople are hindered by limiting beliefs that prevent them from implementing the best practices, principles, and processes that...

What is Your Most Powerful Selling Tool?

There is one tool that it so far superior to anything else, that it is in a class by itself.  Asking a good question is the single-most effective thing you can do with a customer.  A well-phrased, appropriately-timed question is...

How to Sell When You Are NOT the Lowest Price

How can I sell when I'm not the lowest price? I wish I had a dollar for every time I was asked that question in a sales training session. First, let's start with this premise: "Low price" is not the...

Q&A: Entertaining Customers

Q.  I have a problem.  I still find a percentage of customers who keep me at "arms length."  How do I overcome this attitude from the select few of my customers? Q. You have convinced me that spending time face-to-face...

Prioritizing and Focusing: Part Eleven of The Navigating Complexity Series

Navigating your way through complexity in a rapidly changing, information-saturated world The pace of change has increased, the growth in complexity has multiplied, and information has proliferated at an unprecedented pace.  We are in extraordinary times.  And unprecedented times call...

An Examined Spirituality: Part Ten of The Navigating Complexity Series

Navigating your way through complexity in a rapidly changing, information-saturated world We all know that we find ourselves in an incredibly turbulent, complex, rapidly changing, and information-saturated world. Intuitively, we understand that our ability to navigate these turbulent waters is...

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