by Jeff Beals | May 18, 2018 | General Sales Topics, Sales Leadership & Management
By Jeff Beals Nobody wants to be micromanaged, but today’s ambitious professionals do crave some level of accountability. That’s especially true of sales practitioners, because they know accountability helps them make more money. While people thrive when working...
by Jeff Beals | Jan 19, 2018 | General Sales Topics, Sales Leadership & Management
By Jeff Beals As a sales leader, you need a frank assessment of who you are and what your organization is really all about. For instance, are you developing sales strategy for a “client-recruitment” or a “client-retention” shop? Some companies operate in industries or...
by Jeff Beals | Jan 10, 2018 | General Leadership, General Sales Topics, Sales Leadership & Management, Sales Motiviation
By Jeff Beals Want to know why you don’t accomplish all your goals? TRACKING! It’s the magic ingredient that makes the goal-setting process so powerful. If you write your sales goals and put them in a binder that sits on the top shelf of a little-used cabinet, you are...
by Jeff Beals | Oct 23, 2017 | General Sales Topics, Sales Leadership & Management, Sales Motiviation
By Jeff Beals Some of my favorite people to hang out with work in the same profession I do. In other words, I’m friends with a lot of my competitors. It makes sense if you think about it. People who compete with each other have many of the same interests. But...
by Jeff Beals | Sep 24, 2017 | General Leadership, Professional Skill Development, Sales Leadership & Management
By Jeff Beals I was recently sitting by myself at a restaurant working on my laptop during lunch. A group of four women was sitting next me. They seemed to be good friends who enjoyed each other’s company. From time to time, they would say something that caught my...
by Jeff Beals | Sep 10, 2017 | Sales Leadership & Management, Sales Motiviation
By Jeff Beals Leading a sales team is not easy. Consider these scenarios based on true stories: Scenario #1 Your sales team is in the running for what would be the biggest contract in company history. You invest countless staff hours and other resources to win the...
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