By Simon Hazeldine Take a long, hard look at your sales team. If their tools, techniques, and thinking haven’t evolved dramatically over the past decade, you may be unknowingly playing…
By Simon Hazeldine In today’s fast-paced, high-stakes selling environment, preparation isn’t just important, it’s essential. But traditional methods of preparing for a sales pitch such as studying notes, rehearsing solo,…
By Simon Hazeldine In sales leadership, there’s an old enemy we love to hate: the competition. It’s easy to blame lost deals on market shifts, economic headwinds, or the aggressive…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s be honest. Sales conferences are often big on energy but low on execution. Motivational music. Corporate swag. A world-class keynote speaker. Maybe even fireworks. But ask…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s get brutally honest: most sales training doesn’t work. Companies pour millions into one-off workshops, motivational kick-offs, and glossy e-learning platforms, yet weeks later, performance hasn’t changed.…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s challenge a common belief in sales leadership: that the best predictor of future sales success is... past sales experience. It sounds logical. You want someone who’s…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s talk about a painful truth in sales leadership: most incentive schemes are broken. We dangle carrots. We wave commission cheques. We build leaderboard contests with dramatic…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s get something straight: the best sales leaders don’t wait for perfect conditions. They don’t whinge about recessions, hide behind supply chain delays, or let industry trends…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s be honest. Sales leaders spend a lot of time, and budget, on training, tools, and compensation plans. That’s the standard playbook. Train the team. Give them…
By Simon Hazeldine There’s a brutal truth that no one in the sales world likes to talk about. Most sales leaders don’t transform performance. They manage it. They protect it.…