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 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 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 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 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.…
By Simon Hazeldine Sales kick-off events have long been a staple of the sales calendar. They’re intended to energise, align, and equip the salesforce to hit the ground running. But…
By Simon Hazeldine Let’s cut to the chase: Your sales process, the one you’ve been following religiously for years, might be the very thing that’s slowing your team down, frustrating…
By Simon Hazeldine It’s easy to point the finger when sales numbers miss the mark. The economy is tough. Competitors are slashing prices. The pipeline isn’t filling up fast enough.…
By Simon Hazeldine In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, change is not just inevitable—it's essential for growth and competitiveness. However, leading a sales team through change can be challenging, as…