Pay-off: help your consultants to improve at sales Investment: 3.5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here A question I’m often asked is, “how can I get my non-sales consultants to sell?” The answer? By first eliminating any thinking that you’ll get them to do anything they didn’t sign up to do. After all, would…
Pay-off: if you or your team do this, you’ll no longer be ‘too busy to sell’ Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here We’re all busy. But the busiest of all of us; those who are expected to sell who find it really uncomfortable. These people take ‘busy’ to new levels. After all,…
(And how to help people avoid acting like jerks!) Pay-off: get this right, and you’ll find selling a lot nicer Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Every day I work with people struggling to sell. Less often I work with people who sell well. Makes sense. I learn a hell of a lot from…
Pay-off: avoid the biggest roadblock faced by consultants who sell Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems – Peter F. Drucker This is a message for intelligent consultants who contribute to sales or business development: You’re smart, I know. You’re proud of your…
Pay-off: 6 actionable ideas to help your clients see (and buy) your difference Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Unlike the man in my following story, my own clients don’t sell fish. But they can learn some useful lessons that will change how they approach business development and the results that they get. Strap yourself in,…
Pay-off: the easiest and most realistic way to get more done in less time Investment: 3 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here You want to get more done in less time. I know, I know. This is easy. Let’s not make a meal of it. There are two main parts to your goal here,…
Pay-off: take charge of your learning and learn faster Investment: 3.5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here How to make learning actually work There’s one thing above all others that sets fast learners apart from everyone else. Some of those in the top 10% of fast learners discovered that one thing naturally, or they…
Pay-off: become more comfortable selling Investment: 40 seconds Sign up to weekly posts here To anyone who is uncomfortable selling themselves: You’re smart You’re not pushy You’re good at your job You want to help You’re a problem solver You’re a good person You’re professional You’re reliable You’re organised You’re trustworthy You’re honest You care And you’re glad you’re…
Pay-off: handle sales radio silence, make progress, and stay sane with customers who have gone quiet Investment: 5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here You put a lot of time and effort into being polite, professional, and helpful. You work hard to create a win:win outcome. You do your best and tick the right boxes….
Payoff: the shortcut to learning how to sell Investment: 1 minute Sign up to weekly posts here Let’s nail this right now. When learning how to sell, you only ever have to be ‘good enough’. Good enough to win. Good enough to get the ball over the line. Good enough to beat the competition. That’s all. Phew!…