Tools:
Summary:
- Measurable Progress Tracking: A defined weekly cadence allows for consistent tracking of key performance indicators, such as the number of meetings completed and planned, ensuring that sales activities align with targets and goals.
- Preparation and Follow-up: Capturing pre-meeting plans and post-meeting outcomes ensures that each customer interaction is purposeful and that subsequent actions are clearly defined, maximizing the potential of each engagement.
- Adaptive Sales Strategies: Regularly reviewing qualitative data from meetings provides insights into customer reactions and feedback, allowing sales strategies to be adapted quickly to meet the evolving needs of the market.
- Knowledge Sharing and Coaching: Collective analysis of customer meeting outcomes offers an opportunity for the team to share best practices and learn from each other’s experiences, enhancing the overall skill set of the sales force.
- Continuous Improvement Cycle: The process of capturing and reviewing detailed meeting information promotes a culture of continuous improvement, where lessons learned are systematically integrated into future interactions for ongoing refinement of sales tactics.
Models:
LEADERSHIP:
LEADERSHIP FUNDAMENTALSSources:
The Checklist Manifesto - Atul Gawande
Work Rules - Laszlo Bock
The Challenger Sale - Matthew Dixon & Brent Adamson
Let’s Get Real or Let’s Not Play - Mahan Khalsa & Randy Illig
Zero To One - Peter ThielQuotes:
“It takes hard work to make sales look easy.” - Peter Thiel
"Expect a little, get a little; expect a lot, get a lot.” - Anonymous
"Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” - Zen Proverb
“There is no formula for success—you just begin and then you continue. I’m often asked how to have a career in stand-up and the answer is confoundingly simple: Do the work. Over and over again, just do the work. After you build the courage to get onstage that first time, it’s all about repetition.” — Cameron Esposito
“Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” - Winston Churchill