There are two types of value: I rhymed them intentionally to help recall, because they’re worth recalling. If you just provide the value people request, you’re leaving an awful lot of value on the table. Because all of us can only see so far. You provide more value and become more valuable when you also […]
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I’m often asked by clients which of their current employees should be selling or engaging customers. There are numerous traits that suggest someone could ‘sell’, or be a strong leader (because the two roles are similar). But I’ve boiled down my top three: 1. They have strong ‘belief in cause’ 2. They’re credible in front
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Pay-off: Pick someone smart you need a ‘yes’ from. Follow the advice below and you’ll increase your chancesInvestment: 5 mins. Sign up to monthly posts here You’re reading this because you sometimes have to persuade or sell to smart people. And you’re reading this because you’re smart enough to care about getting it right. Right?
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Pay-off: how to handle sales rejection AND increase your chances of making the sale Investment: 5 minutes Sign up to monthly posts here So, you want to know how to handle sales rejection… It’s probably useful then to get a handle on the two main things at play here: 1. fear of sales rejection 2.
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Pay-off: 10 things to discuss with your colleagues before paying for sales training Investment: 7 minutes Sign up to monthly posts here This article is also on Linkedin here. And if you wish to print and share with colleagues you can download it as a PDF article here. You’re somewhere between the hoping and planning stage
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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
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Pay-off: Pick the right learning solution to improve sales results Investment: 2.5 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here You read the book and attended the course. You listened to the advice and observed the boss. But still, something isn’t right. You’re still not totally clear or confident. How the hell do you apply what you
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Pay-off: quickly increase your effectiveness and efficiency (+ free cheat sheet) Investment: 4 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here Everyone seems too busy these days. But most people, I’d argue, are too busy being ineffective. “I won’t be able to help you this afternoon, I’ve blocked two hours out of my schedule to bang my
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Pay-off: flip this on its head and you’ll help and earn co-operation from others from now on Investment: 2 minutes Sign up to weekly posts here “Treat others how you would like to be treated”, your mother once told you. You liked that idea. It made perfect sense. So as best you could, you did it. Which
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Pay-off: Know your value and prove it to those you serve (you won’t want to just read this article – you’ll want to actively tear it apart and rebuild it into useful ideas that you can apply – so grab a pen and paper!) Investment: 15 minutes (includes 23 questions to build value, charge and earn more
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