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Thriving Through Uncertainty with Optimism and Acceptance
Dr. Robert A. Burton is a neuroscientist who has studied brain scans of people who demonstrate absolute certainty on a specific topic or issue and compared them with scans of people who practiced less certainty in their lives. In his book, “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not,” Dr. Burton writes…
Why High-Oxygen Leadership Is Best Way To Break Down Silos
As a sales performance consultant, I’ve recently seen several enterprise level proposals stalled or killed, as well as already embedded methodologies sidetracked by shiny new initiatives from other functional groups. As I took a minute from the ground tactics to see the larger picture, I noticed a few trends that are impacting organizational improvement initiatives.…
Why You Should Develop A Coaching Practice Before A Crisis
Many sales managers and leaders embrace coaching for themselves and their teams when facing a crisis. Certainly, the motivation for change is strongest at this critical point. However, the chance of creating or cementing any lasting change when putting out fires is questionable. The International Coaching Federation reports that 85% of organizations have experienced an…
You Need A “Pause” Button As A Leader—This Is How You Get It
I’ve been working with salespeople, sales managers and sales leaders for most of my career. All of these years, I’ve helped them through training, coaching and other performance-based mechanisms. I probably don’t need to tell you about the efficacy of all of these wonderful interventions—it’s pretty dismal. Very few of these projects achieve intended results,…
This Mindset Shift Can Make You A Sales Coach
When companies train sales managers to be more effective coaches, more of their reps meet their sales quota and revenue increases, according to the Association of Talent Development. This correlation alone should be enough motivation for companies to train sales managers to be coaches. However, in my experience, most sales managers have never been appropriately…
4 Powerful Life Lessons From Abby Wambach’s Inspiring Speech
Two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women’s World Cup champion Abby Wambach’s now famous commencement speech to the Barnard College 2018 graduating class moved me. (You can read it here or watch it here–it’s worth the 25 minutes.) My passion for developing and supporting leaders and helping sales organizations improve is matched by my passion…
Sales Coaching: What and When To Coach For Better Results
In my last blog, I addressed the underlying psychological aspects of coaching: personal acceptance of – or resistance to – change. In this blog, I will review the 5 different topics critical for sales managers to coach to and provide some questions for sales managers and coaches to use. A 2017 CSO Insights Sales Enablement…
Get Better At Feedback And Watch Your Career Advance
The state of coaching and mentoring in the business world—particularly in the sales world where I do the majority of my consulting work—is pretty lame. Researcher Brene Brown observes that a lack of meaningful feedback is the #1 reason that talented people leave their firms. If feedback is so critical to employee engagement and commitment,…
How to Stay Focused and Productive During Change
When I work with sales leaders and sales professionals in large organizations, I see a trend of massive changes, re-organizations, new leadership, new strategies, and new processes. Many people try to hunker down and wait out the changes, but, the changes aren’t going to stop. Unfortunately, by waiting, these people pull back on the activities…
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