LSA Global

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Unfortunately when they do focus on growth strategies even the best solution sellers and sales leaders can fall prey to the pervasive sales growth myths. Three Sales Growth Myths to Overcome. Three Sales Growth Myths to Overcome. Sales Myth #1 – Creating New Customers, Products, and Services Is Always Best.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 25, 2020

Is It Time to Pivot Your Sales Strategy? Are you and your sales team agile enough? You will find out just how quickly you can pivot your sales strategy and your sales team when a crisis occurs. Do you need to pivot your sales strategy or sales approach? 3 Steps to Pivot Your Sales Strategy During a Crisis.

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LSA Global

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Do you know how to design an effective sales kickoff? What would make your sales kickoff high performing? Unfortunately, not enough people know how to design an effective sales kickoff – one that you and your sales team find valuable and worth their time. Six Tips on How to Design an Effective Sales Kickoff.

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LSA Global

APRIL 1, 2021

Does Your Sales Team Know How to Avoid Bad Sales Hires? A good sales hire can successfully do their job. The problem with hiring salespeople is the very fact that they’re salespeople – they are good at persuading sales managers in job interviews that they can do things they can’t. That’s a recipe for bad sales hires.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 8, 2020

High Performers Excel at Difficult Sales Scenarios. As carefully as you plan your sales calls , realize that some will inevitably go awry. Handling specific sales situations well becomes a test of sales experience, resilience, and creativity. High Performing Salespeople Prepare to Handle Five Difficult Sales Scenarios.

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Consulting Matters

AUGUST 6, 2018

Download Episode Transcript. and how the work is accomplished, the flow by which products and services are created and delivered (e.g., Leadership and Culture Strategy : How employees are led, and the unspoken but understood “ways things get done around here” (e.g., I have two children.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 28, 2019

Sales Training without Reinforcement Should Be Unacceptable. Based upon over 800 sales training measurement projects, we know that sales training by itself – even if it is highly customized – only changes the on-the-job behavior and performance of 1-in-5 sales reps. Sales training reinforcement.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 12, 2017

High Sales Attrition Can Be a Major Problem. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition. Most studies peg average sales attrition between twenty-five and thirty percent split fairly evenly between voluntary and involuntary attrition.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 28, 2019

Top 4 Sales Leadership Mistakes to Avoid – Complex Sales Can Be Complicated. You have a product or solution; you find a likely prospect that appreciates your offering; you add value; and you negotiate the deal. Are your sales reps fully prepped to win? Are your sales reps fully prepped to win?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 11, 2019

What Is a Sales Playbook? Like a playbook in sports that plans for the most frequent and most important in-game situations, a sales playbook is a unique collection of sales scenarios, strategies, plans, tactics, and tools to help a sales team consistently win when the stakes are high. Sales Strategy. Sales Culture.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 20, 2019

All companies seek to experience high sales growth. A recent McKinsey study of more than 1,000 companies identified five meaningful things that distinguish fast-growing sales organizations from their lagging peers. Four Ways to Unlock High Sales Growth for Your Company. Why Do Some Companies Grow Profitably While Others Stall?

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LSA Global

MAY 6, 2024

It was trying to stand apart by offering everyday low prices on a wide range of products. For starters, Kmart has tried multiple strategies and brand promises while Walmart has stayed true to always having low prices without special sales or discounts since its inception. So why has Walmart been so much more successful that Kmart?

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LSA Global

OCTOBER 4, 2022

And now, sales leaders face increased competitive, inflationary, and recessionary pressures coupled with a massive shift in employee and customer expectations. And now, sales leaders face increased competitive, inflationary, and recessionary pressures coupled with a massive shift in employee and customer expectations.

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Consulting Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It provides mission and purpose, brand, vision, goals, desired customer experience, products, and service offerings. All three create the culture and work environment. And they don't see the impact on culture and environment, especially if leaders are not thoughtful in their decisions and communication.

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LSA Global

JUNE 18, 2020

For those struggling with how to stand apart from the pack, the encouraging news is that Gartner Research reports that over 50 percent of customer loyalty is driven by how you sell – more than the impact of your brand, product, service, and price combined. The Sales Challenge. Let’s start with the current state of sales.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Can you imagine any sales leader who does not want to increase the motivation and performance of their salesforce? It is up to each sales organization to identify, align, leverage, and sustain that motivation at a high level. Want to Increase Salesforce Motivation and Performance? Of course not. But easier said than done, right?

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Is It Possible to Shape Your Corporate Culture? Your corporate culture exists by design or by default. Chances are you shaped, inherited or stumbled into your workplace culture. The Definition of Culture. Let’s start with a definition of organizational culture. Can You Shape Your Corporate Culture?

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LSA Global

JULY 20, 2017

Some leaders think they must set goals for a high performance culture that are impossible (or almost impossible) to reach in order to motivate their teams to provide maximum effort and peak performance. To set goals for a high performance culture, they must be “just right.” We believe that both sets of leaders are wrong.

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Rick Conlow

JULY 2, 2023

Toxic work culture: Obviously, a toxic work environment (When will companies and leaders learn?) Quiet quitting downloads significant negative effects on the business results and overall performance of an organization. Foster open communication: Establish a culture of open and transparent communication throughout the organization.

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Tom Spencer

MAY 8, 2016

Within an investment bank, the work is split into many roles including investment banking, sales and trading, equity research, risk management, operations, and technology. People in the “sales and trading” division buy and sell financial products. Sales people communicate with investors to sell financial products.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 15, 2015

It will typically be a good idea to segment units sold, and this might be done by: Product; Product line; Distribution channel; Region; Customer type (new/old, big/small); or. PEST Analysis: Political upheaval; Economic decline; Socio-cultural factors; Technology. Products: What products and product mix does the company offer?

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LSA Global

APRIL 4, 2023

merging with another company, opening up a new sales territory , or launching a new product), the faster you can execute the strategy, the more likely you are to stay ahead of the competition. Yet as focused as they remain on the end game, fast strategic leaders create a culture of employee feedback and psychological team safety.

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LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Large companies deal on a global level with multiple divisions producing a variety of products. It is increasingly difficult to get the right product to the right customer at the right time at the right price. Culture or Talent Misalignment. Because strategies must go through culture and people to be successfully implemented.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 22, 2018

Agile practices have a vital part to play in the rapid delivery and continuous maintenance of software-driven products and services. Production and operations (82 percent). Sales (78 percent). times more likely to have a culture to support risk-taking. By Surya Panditi, SVP and GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies.

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LSA Global

AUGUST 26, 2019

Raising the performance bar is a cultural phenomenon that can be applied to the business world. You can think in macro terms about how production levels can be shattered or at the micro level of what could be accomplished on your team in terms of individual performance. The Performance Impact of Culture.

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LSA Global

MAY 30, 2018

To systemically prevent harassment, organizations need to shape a workplace culture in which everyone is treated fairly and with respect. The same can be said about sales, leadership and management training. Success is typically measured by the adoption of new skills and behaviors and the corresponding lift in productivity.

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LSA Global

JUNE 16, 2017

Effective performance measurement is the heart of a high performance culture. We have seen some organizations pay too much attention, for instance, to making the numbers – e.g. Wells Fargo’s sales scandal driven by impossible sales quotas.If Wells Fargo’s sales scandal driven by impossible sales quotas.If

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Tom Spencer

APRIL 15, 2015

In the pursuit of growth, should a company enter a new market, develop a new product, launch a start-up, form a joint venture, or acquire a competitor? In a bid to cut costs, should a company reduce headcount, outsource production to a supplier, or utilize lower cost distribution channels? Product preference. Income level.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

” Beyond the usual financial metrics, JetBlue also measures the strength of its culture and the quality of its experience. By contrast, Tesla’s technology mindset has it thinking in terms of software releases and downloads rather than model years and shipments. Musk has said, “Most cars don’t improve over time.

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Seth Godin Blog

MARCH 31, 2015

The science of testing and improving offers and the industrialization of systems that lowered costs meant that more and more organizations were using direct marketing to solicit donations, get votes and sell products and services. What''s the allowable for a download? How much will you bid to have your ad on top?

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LSA Global

APRIL 19, 2019

High Performing Sales Team. How would you describe the performance of your sales team? What Does It Take to be a High Performing Sales Team? Of course, you first need a competitive solution to sell and a team with the baseline sales skills to connect with your target buyers. 4 Essentials for a High Performing Sales Team.

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Kates Kesler

AUGUST 29, 2012

One of the most difficult challenges for new general managers, who have been promoted after leading functional teams in marketing, sales or operations, is to make their leadership impact scalable across and multi-dimensional organization. Innovation in process as well as product. Download entire pdf to continue reading this article.

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LSA Global

APRIL 16, 2021

A Sales Leader’s Dilemma – Top Ways to Grow Revenue There are only so many actions available to a sales leader to profitably grow revenue. The art is identifying, agreeing to, and committing to top ways to grow revenue for you and your sales team. Which sales growth lever should you pull?

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Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Indeed, I’m not sure I’ve met a CEO who has made learning more central to the corporate culture than Ridge has, or has found more ways to develop a thirst for learning among his colleagues. WD-40 is an unlikely setting for such a learning-obsessed culture. It is hardly a glamorous brand, but it is iconic in its own way.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

I have tried to go to your site however my computer is warning me of ‘malware’ on your site due to trojans being downloaded. John Dupre is an organization development consultant who designs innovative ways to involve people in building more productive and satisfying workplaces. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Tsavo Neal

APRIL 13, 2017

Download my version of McKinsey’s homepage template that I built with X-Theme. Their design is based on the history of their culture, their work, and their people. Unless your consultancy is exactly like McKinsey’s, copying their design won’t help fill your sales pipeline.

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Harvard Business

MAY 30, 2018

You’re probably familiar with the “minimum viable product” of Eric Ries’ Lean Start-Up fame; but here I’m talking about the acronymically identical “minimum viable pilot.” The takeaway: minimum viable pilots work because they don’t prioritize sales or procurement over real-world learning.

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