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Opportunity Math……

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I think, “Why do we revel in achieving our quotas and scaling goals, when we could be doing so much more?” This would probably require a greater investment in both marketing and sales. We know we have to maximize the results our customers realize to retain and renew current business.

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The “Adrenalin Rush” Of Crises

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I revel in a crisis, I’m challenged and excited about tough problems. We have to develop strong, stable execution strategies, we have to help people understand how to perform and maximize their performance. Related Posts: In Praise Of Boring Sales Organizations What Is The Most Important Problem To Solve Now?

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Stop Heroic Sales Efforts!

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We’ve each seen Heroic Sales Efforts. They’re something to behold and, for a few moments, to revel in. You and your colleagues, often, revel in stories about the “one that didn’t get away,” for some time. The problem is, heroic sales efforts aren’t scalable! No related posts.

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Manager, If You’re Doing Deals, You’re Not Doing Your Job

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All sales professionals revel in doing deals. But as managers, as great as that feeling is, if we are spending the majority of our time doing deals, then we aren’t doing our jobs. But as managers, as great as that feeling is, if we are spending the majority of our time doing deals, then we aren’t doing our jobs.

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I Don’t Want Your Stinkin’ CRM System

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Basically the arguments are sales people versus management. So in this post, I’ll really focus on the sales people, so managers can stop reading here–in fact you probably should. So sales people—–Get over it! We know managers often do terribly dumb and mindless things.

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“I Need A Report”

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“I need a report… ” is a phrase universally eliciting groans from every sales person—at least the good sales people. Bad sales people revel in these requests, because it means they get a momentary respite from prospecting, meeting with customers, moving deals forward, figuring out how to hit their goals.

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Flipping The Pipeline Value Pyramid

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Pipeline reviews and reporting are constant sources of contention between management and sales people. Most often the value of this activity is portrayed as the inverted triangle in this diagram. Managers are getting all the value! At it’s worst, sales people view it as a “Big Brother Is Watching Exercise.”