Results for Tag: Sales Leadership

Why You Can’t Trust Your Thesaurus

Sandra Beasley

June 28, 2023

“Managing,” “coaching,” and “mentoring,” aren’t simply synonyms for one another. Understand their differences and know which mode to choose in the moment.

Maestro Spotlight on Lyndsay Dowd: Selling and Leading with Intention

Adam Rosa

June 07, 2023

Whether you are trying to lead a team, fit into one, or searching for one to join, two things are always needed. You must be intentional and willing to grow. So how do you make sure you hold yourself and those around you accountable?

Maestro Spotlight on Lyndsay Dowd: Selling and Leading with Intention

Adam Rosa

June 07, 2023

Whether you are trying to lead a team, fit into one, or searching for one to join, two things are always needed. You must be intentional and willing to grow. So how do you make sure you hold yourself and those around you accountable?

Metaphors in Sales: How Language Transforms

Sandra Beasley

March 15, 2023

Consider this sales metaphor boot camp. (And, yes, if you’re wondering, “boot camp” is a metaphor. No actual sit-ups or rope climbs required.)

Personality Testing—the Good, the Bad, and the Drug-Induced

Rachel Smith

January 25, 2023

Personality characteristics can only predict about 20 percent of behavior. That’s because most people act different ways in different situations.

What Makes Someone Right for Sales?

Charles Carlson

July 06, 2022

There is no perfect background for sales. So, what are the qualities that sales professionals do need to be truly successful at what they do?

Sales News, June 2022

Rachel Smith

June 15, 2022

This month’s latest is all about communication.

When Bias Takes the Wheel, Watch Out

Rachel Smith

March 30, 2022

Cognitive biases work together to create nine bias traps that affect decision-making. Escaping them requires prediction, intentionality, premortems, and a little less storytelling.

Don’t Let That Anchor Hold You Down (Or Why I Wear Long Pants Until June)

Rachel Smith

March 09, 2022

An anchoring bias makes it nearly impossible to look at something fresh. But you have to free yourself from it, whatever it takes–a second opinion, a red team–because otherwise you’ll drown.