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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

What Do Quota Busting Salespeople and Free Scoring Football Strikers Have In Common?

The madness that is the football industry was yet again seen through Monday’s transfer window deadline day. As rolling news services wet their pants over the whole affair, I couldn’t help but think on one comment from an attendant statto. Apparently, two current young England centre forwards (Sturridge

Overcome Flipchart Phobia Like Future Football Coaches

Posting yesterday’s ‘sport & selling’ blog reminded me of hearing rugby union and all-round coaching guru Sir Clive Woodward. Sir Clive mused that only the true winners can bound up to the flipchart and explain a skill to you. It coincided with shared findings from a UEFA Pro Licence

3 Sales Pointers From Last Football Season

With the new Premier League season underway this weekend, I’m reminded of three approaches to management from last season that I feel we could readily adapt from footie to the Sales department. 1 – We Go Again My favourite premier league player when at his prime, Liverpool skipper Steve Gerrard

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