by Nick Anderson | Jun 25, 2013 | Sales Effectiveness
Self-coaching can be a like the blind leading the blind. At best, the rate of improvement is slow and inconsistent. At worst, the group perpetuates behavior that is not competitive. This is also true of peer coaching where they exert their influence based on equally...
by Nick Anderson | Mar 8, 2012 | Sales Effectiveness
Watch the video of this blog Over the last 25 years, sales executives have become jaded about sales training’s contribution to the bottom line. For many, memories of being pulled from the field for some grizzly sales training remain. Today there are hundreds...
by Nick Anderson | Dec 15, 2011 | Sales Effectiveness
Back in 1995 I worked with my client Peter Barlow then VP Global Account Management and Major Projects for APV (Food Process Engineering Company) on developing a Major Account Management System. Now over 15 years on I ask: What’s changed in Key Account...
by Nick Anderson | Oct 21, 2011 | Sales Effectiveness
In one of my clients in the food engineering sector, I estimated that only 1:12 quotes were successful. What are the implications of this situation, apart from not making your “Nut”? Effort devoted to lost causes Good opportunities starved of resources at the right...
by Nick Anderson | Feb 28, 2011 | Sales Effectiveness
Designing Sales Training: Methodological Agnosticism Sound weird, doesn’t it? Truth is . . . being tied to one training methodology simply isn’t productive. There’s no “perfect training methodology” – whether it be focused on selling, managing or coaching. Any...