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The Role of Trust in Sales and Leadership

Trust is both an emotional and logical act. It is the firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something, without the proof. Trust is important in all aspects of life, and making the decision to make a purchase requires a lot of it.

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Motivation 101 for Sales Leaders

Following the logic, one would think that a successful individual contributor is also a great motivational leader. Well, it ain’t so! Hence, Motivation 101. What are motivators that are available to a Sales Leader?

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Phrases That People (And Clients) Like to Hear

Salespeople are continuously looking for ways to create positivity in their engagement with clients: being excited about sharing the innovative nature of their product, or an exceptional ROI. This can also be achieved by using the phrases below. They make people smile. 

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Thank You

Gratitude is not just a once-a-year expression used during Thanksgiving, performance appraisals, or annual meetings. It's a daily necessity for sales professionals whose goal it is to provide value for as many people as possible.

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Prioritization in Sales - 7 Simple Tips

It starts with the long list of the things that need to get done, making sure that everything unnecessary stays off the list. What remains is still way more than there is time in a day.

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The Peter Principle

We promote people based on their accomplishments in their current role, e.g., the most successful salesperson is promoted to Sales Manager. The position they are promoted to requires a different skill set that they may or may not have. This continues until a person is ultimately promoted to a role that is beyond their abilities. And they fail.

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