by Andrea Waltz | May 31, 2019 | Sales
I can’t tell you how many times people tell me they “could never” be in sales. When I ask why, I get vague answers about not liking to sell or not being good at it. Eventually, when I bring it up, they’ll agree that one of the big issues is, they couldn’t handle the...
by Anne Miller | May 24, 2019 | Sales
Ask sales managers what they look for in a salesperson and inevitably one of the top three responses is some variation of enthusiasm, passion, or energy. But can enthusiasm be a liability? In a coaching session with a junior sales rep this morning, I was role-playing...
by Deb Calvert | May 17, 2019 | Sales
By the time two parties to a negotiation are sitting across the table from each other, the negotiation may already be over. If you didn’t plan ahead, chances are that you’ve walked in to a fait accompli, a done deal, a ship that’s already sailed. If the other party...
by Lori Richardson | May 13, 2019 | Sales
Every week, someone asks me (at least once) about a specific situation a woman has had in the workplace – usually on a sales team – either to get some advice, tell what happened, or simply to share in a safe space about an incident involving them or someone they...
by Meredith Elliott Powell | May 10, 2019 | Sales
When it comes to mastering the art of sales, sometimes it can be more important to understand what not to do when trying to get the sale. Sales is one business where you cannot fake success. Your numbers, your goals and your bottom line results will always reveal your...