blog, Business Development, Leadership, Listening, Mindset, Performance
Growth Mindset Have you heard this term thrown around and wondered what an earth it means? It originates from Dr Carol Dweck and her colleagues after they became interested in students’ attitudes about failure. They noticed that some students rebounded while...
blog, Business Development, Listening, Questions
Do your sales team ask enough open-ended questions?  Do they have over 100 questions and regularly use over 40 (different questions for different clients)? Or are they defaulting and reeling out the same questions to each client? Note, the longer they are in the job –...
Business Development, Mindset, Negotiation, Value
First up, please recognise. It’s never money. I have never known the client not to have the money. Ever. Think of it like this. Has someone asked you for something and you say ‘I don’t have the time’ the reality is you do have the time – but you are valuing something...
blog, Business Development, Leadership, Mindset, Performance, Questions
Your mindset determines your results. If you have decided you are in charge of your outcomes then this is the article for you. Mindset means you are accountable, you are always enhancing your performance, you are driving for improvement. You seek, and create, great...
Business Development, Language, Leadership, Listening, Mindset, Negotiation, Value
Do you know why are they saying this? Is it because: They genuinely can’t see what they are getting and so they say it’s too expensive? They really want it and they can’t find the money? They need your solution and are going with a competitor and this is a tidy way of...
blog, Business Development, Listening, Performance, Questions
Let’s set the scene. You are in a bar and the good-looking person is over there. So, choose which person you are. Person A. Things run through your head: they won’t want to talk to me, they are too busy, I’m not quite right for them, I don’t want to disturb them, I...
