Posts Tagged 'coaching'

Do you have a sales team of fearless salespeople and prospectors? There’s not a company out there who can afford to have their salespeople, prospectors and rainmakers become a little gun-shy when looking to attract and develop new business. Here’s how you can overcome sales and prospecting reluctance permanently. Are you aware of the limiting …

You might be surprised that the same activity which prevents sports injuries can help prevent cold calling injuries too. Implement a pre-call planning regimen. When talking with salespeople who have prospected for a while, it seems that they remember how challenging it was to take that first prospecting step. This is still a common theme …

A common question from managers,  “How do I recognize the right coaching moment?” Regardless of the topic, skill, problem or mindset you’ve identified as a possible focal point in your coaching, there is one model that’s always applicable in every coaching scenario. It also happens to be the very thing each coaching opportunity has in …

How do you differentiate between Sales Training and Sales Coaching? Do you collapse the two together or leverage each one to complement the other? Learn how to distinguish between a coaching or a training opportunity and when to leverage both. A client of mine, the owner of an executive recruiting firm, emailed me a question …

Recently I was asked what companies can do to ‘boost their close ratios’ in a specialty retail market. See if my answer applies to your market as well. Their Question: What techniques have you seen work in terms of boosting close ratios within the retail market? Are there any action steps that retail owners need …

Many people use the words “coach” and “mentor” synonymously. The fact is, there’s a clear distinction between them. In my book, Coaching Salespeople into Sales Champions, here’s how I differentiated between the two. The (Sales, Executive or Business) Coach, Including Manager as Coach An expert on people and personal development who’s primary objective is to …

To reach your goals with the least amount of effort, start with upgrading your attitude to achieve greater results. Here are 13 things you can do to make this your best year yet! With the dramatic changes we endure in society, it’s no wonder that many of us are asking ourselves, “Now what do I do?” …

Everyone knows that listening is important—especially in sales. But what do you listen for? You listen for the gap. Only after identifying the gap will you know how to help your customers get to where they want to be, even if they can’t see it on their own. Excerpt from The Complete Idiot’s Guide to …