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In Praise Of Boring Sales Organizations

Partners in Excellence

Inevitably, something came up forcing the managers (mostly) and the sales people to cancel the reviews. Neither the managers nor the sales people really took the reviews very seriously. There was relatively no discipline in the organization. Sales people tended to do their own thing, managers did theres.

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Flexible Persistence

Partners in Excellence

Tired Selling Advice In Praise Of Boring Sales Organizations Encountering Resistance Disciplined Execution, The Secret To Success! Reading an outstanding article by Reid Hoffman, False Choices , one term leaped out to me—flexible persistence. It’s such an important and powerful concept.

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The “Adrenalin Rush” Of Crises

Partners in Excellence

But there’s a down side to this—organizations can’t sustain constant “crises” mode. Too often, I encounter executives and organizations operating in crisis mode constantly. If we are to drive constant improvement in our organizations, we have to move beyond responding to crises.

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Disciplined Execution, The Secret To Success!

Partners in Excellence

In sales and marketing, we are no different. We constantly look for that silver bullet that drives sales and marketing success. Any research I’ve seen on what drives great organizational and individual performance, shows a number of things: Great organizations aren’t any smarter than the mediocre.

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How to Sell to a CFO: 8 Tips to Keep In Mind

Sales Hacker

Don’t bore them with your pitch. CFOs worry about your organization’s financial position. CFOs worry about your organization’s financial position. Executives and high officials always praise people who do their homework. After all, in the end, the deal is supposed to bring in profit. This is where their heart is.

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How to use sales enablement and readiness tools for an effective SKO

BrainShark

When used regularly, sales enablement and readiness platforms increase your sales team’s skill, performance, and revenue. They also make a huge impact on the effectiveness of sales kickoff events, which are basically intensive, multi-day sales training sessions (with a bit of celebration thrown in).

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Celebrate Sales: 3 Ways to Make Your Staff Happy

LeadFuze

Why is it Important to Celebrate Sales. Sales and marketing are a match made in heaven… or at least they should be. As with any other industry or organization, you are only as good as your leadership. As with any other industry or organization, you are only as good as your leadership. 3 Best Ways to Celebrate Sales.

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