Howdy folks! I was recently preparing for some workshops and as I was pulling together my presentation. I went through my book, The Leadership Playbook, and came across this sub-topic, “Focus on the Roots, Not the Fruits.” Although it wasn’t the information I needed then, I made a mental note to get back to it…
Welcome back everyone! In a follow-up to last week’s post, we’ll be chatting about how we can apply those three go-giver strategies to make 2023 a sales success. Before I dive-in, I want to share a very cool thing my beautiful wife, Shannon, and her team at MindBodyComplete have rolled-out. They’ve recently launched a free,…
Hey guys! Can you believe we’re officially at the end of 2022? I continue to be grateful to you, my readers, for your continued support. This will be my final blog for 2022, so I decided it would be fitting to do a 2022 leadership playbook review with you. My intention is that you will…
Hi everyone! Have you been counting down to turkey day? I have been and let me tell you, I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and setting up camp in my chair for some game day football. I’ve been eyeing my favorite chair and I swear she’s been winking back. Shhh, don’t tell…
Hello, hello! Football season is in full swing, if you’ve been reading my books and following my blogs for a while, you’ll realize I’m a big fan of the game. I find that a lot of its principles and strategic techniques translates well in the corporate world, especially in sales. One strategic tool is scrimmaging.…
Practice avails the sales professional with risk-free opportunities to develop skills that might not be applied in every moment of actual selling. Think about it: you could try out some new pitch or selling technique during a sale, but if the trial falls flat you’re likely to lose the prospective customer. No, no, no. Scrimmage…
Are you nervous about an approaching meeting with an employee who has been performing well below your expectations? Do you need to make sure you’re at your best for this meeting? That you hit all the right notes? That you accomplish all you need to accomplish to give this employee the best chance for improvement…
Before going on a sales call, you must be prepared, but “being prepared” means more than having an agenda, the relevant information about your prospect, and whatever items you may need. Be prepared like a football star is prepared for the big game: scrimmage the call with a coach or team member prior to the…