Last week, my good friend Scott Sorrell, "Mr. Charge Higher Prices", and I had the opportunity to discussed a problem we often find in co...

When I hear people speak of change, what they are typically referring to is improvement. What they don't realize is change ≠ improvement....

Interacting with our clients is a constant education, for them and me. As you would imagine, I learn a lot about their requirements, need...

What makes an organization successful? The same things that make an individual a success, good habits. It's doing things the right way re...

As I sit at my desk this morning writing the first draft of this blog, the clock shows 5:21 AM. I have just over an hour before I need to...

Earlier this week, I had a great conversation with an executive consultant. He told me about one of his clients. The booming economy is b...

I hear people say, "Work smart, not hard." I don't know what these people do, but it isn't sales. In my 25 plus years in sales, I have le...

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending an outstanding presentation. The speaker commented that during space travel, rockets are typic...

We've all heard the common expression used to inform someone he has come to the wrong conclusion. Do the math implies that the facts and ...

If you know about Sales Sigma Consulting, you already know about our commitment to the Triple Bottom Line (People-Planet-Profits). But, h...

If you built a better mouse trap, you didn't do it to have a large inventory sitting in a warehouse. You built it to be used and it won't...

In my years as a sales leader, I have traveled with more sales reps than I can count. The mix goes from the very effective to the struggl...

Over the last couple of days, I have come across several articles written by sales consultants describing why other sales consultants hav...

When IBM developed BANT (Budget, Authority, Need, Time) as part of their sales system, they were selling the best solution. The saying, "...