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sport & selling

A collection of 408 issues

What's Your Andy Murray Two Sets Of Five Checklist?

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31514857] Watching the absorbing Aussie Open last month, I couldn’t help wondering what was on the scrap of paper Scottish beaten finalist Andy Murray kept glancing at during matches. Thanks to the glory that is social media, we now know [http:

Adapt Van Gaal Dossier To Trump Your Opposition

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/02/vangaal-dossier-p1-crop.jpg] Louis van Gaal. Comedy gold. The funniest people are those that produce gags when they think they’re being serious. Enter the Man U-managing Dutchman. To fend off accusations that his team had become ‘Long Ball United’ to draw their

Become A Plausible Sales Manager

One for sales managers. Current or aspiring. Courtesy of listening idly to a panel of journos deliver their pub-talk verdict on the latest Premier League managerial merry-go-round rumours. It seems that whenever a new “head coach” appears before the press – on top of the inevitable influence of “track record” or

Rory McIlroy's Flying Goal Card

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2015/01/boardingtornpaper.jpg] The Abu Dhabi golf tournament seems to be the sport’s big annual kick-off. I saw hot World Number One Rory McIlroy give an interesting press conference in between warm-up rounds. He always starts his year flying to this event.

Respect The Beeps Like F1 World Champ

Formula One motor racing. Many people’s idea of legitimised paint dry watching. Yet on the rare occasion there’s an incident-packed grand prix it can be riveting. The broadcast snippets of radio chatter between pit and driver can be entertaining. This year my ears pricked at the apparent stubbornness

Building Team Spirit In Your Bubble

As a cricket nut, I couldn’t resist a post on the extraordinary week that surrounds Kevin Pietersen’s autobiographical score-settling. Being in Team England famously became known as life in the bubble during the past decade. A bubble, it seems, beset by the danger of several pricks. Any of

Seve’s Final Day Checklist & Your Bid Management

A week on from the terrific European Ryder Cup victory, a couple of reflections on how the Americans seem at present continually put to the sword. For today, Captain McGinley’s meticulous preparation reminded me of way back in 1997. In his homeland, Spanish legend Seve Ballesteros was by all

5 Ways Paul McGinley’s Ryder Cup Captaincy Can Also Spur Your Sales To Victory

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/09/rydercuptartan2014.png] I’m lucky enough to have sat in what has been Europe’s team room at The Belfry. Maybe not so fortunate to have patronised the adjoining Bel-Air nightclub. Ahem. As Europe beat America for an 8 from 10 record,

How's Your Sales Rah-Rah Speech Delivered?

[https://salespodder.com/content/images/wordpress/2014/09/syed-day-after-ryder-cup-14-win.png] Europe did it again. Golf’s superb Ryder Cup was suitably retained. Americans vanquished, disintegrating into frustrated recrimination. In one for Sales Management, in the following day’s Times, Matthew Syed compiled an essay on the overdue influence given to

How Mercedes F1 Happy Switch Can Improve Your Sales

There are times when Formula One feels like wrestling. The result determined before a single wheel is spun. Then there are times when it’s like watching paint dry. Tax-haven millionaires drive in formation for 90 minutes, overtaking as likely as on a single tramline. Then we finally get gripping