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Information, when used to influence or sell, has cost us untold loss in business and relationships. It actually causes resistance.

There is a universally believed concept that resistance is ubiquitous, that any change, any new idea, will engender resistance. University programs teach it, Harvard professors such as Chris Argyris have made their reputations and written books on it, consultants make their livings managing it. Yet there is absolutely no reason for there to ever be resistance.
Let’s start with the underlying issue: systems. Everyone lives in, works in, a system of people, rules, relationships, expectations, history….

Your solution is the last thing a buyer needs. Literally…

As a sales manager, do you forecast sales that will close when your sales folks tell you they’ll close?
As a sales professional, do you forecast which sales will close when your contact tells you they’ll be ready? Or when it seems to you they’ll be ready?
How accurate have you been with your predictions?
WHY DO WE THINK […]

An interesting year. Sales technology…

The sales model focuses on needs assessment and solution placement. Buying is a change management activity.