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    It All Starts With You

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    There is a huge responsibility that sits on the shoulders of sales leaders and it can be too much for some. Many have been great technicians in sales who have been tapped on the shoulder to move into leadership, only to flounder, whilst others take to sales leadership like fish to water. One of the earliest realisations in sales leadership for me was that it starts with me. It is not about me, but it starts with me.

    It All Starts With You was last modified: November 9th, 2021 by Darren Mitchell
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    What Are You Known For-Being a Boss or Being a Leader?

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    In conversations with a number of clients this week, one key theme was evident – many of them are operating in quite a challenging and somewhat dysfunctional environment, where their…

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    Select Your Inner Circle Very Carefully

    November 5, 2021

    In working with sales leaders I often find that many of them have created an inner circle organically over time, without a huge amount of intention – in a lot…

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    Captivating Your Audience

    November 4, 2021

    In yesterday’s podcast, I talked about the importance of planning so that you could make your pitch count. Planning is critical – the next part of this is being able…

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    Making Your Pitch Count

    November 3, 2021

    When it comes to pitching and presenting, not nearly enough sales leaders and their teams prepare appropriately. In many cases they will gather stacks of information, primarily all about their…

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    Supercharging Your Sales Leadership Productivity

    November 2, 2021

    In today’s episode, I am covering a topic that I believe can become almost a secret weapon for sales leadership productivity and high performance. Many leaders and teams have relied…

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    The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Team

    November 1, 2021

    In working with sales leaders, I’m staggered at how many of them lead their team through absence. They sit behind closed doors, analysing forecast spreadsheets, building strategy and thinking how…

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    Defusing Tough Situations

    October 29, 2021

    As sales leaders, we often find ourselves in the middle of difficult situations and conversations, where emotions are running high, and rationality is running low. This could be customers screaming…

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    Make Trust Your #1 Priority

    October 28, 2021

    Sustainably successful, high performing teams have one thing in common – they have a high level of trust in each other, and a high level of trust in their Leader.…

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    What Is Your Message?

    October 27, 2021

    What is your message? It might sound like a reasonably simple question, however, it often takes some significant thought, consideration and contemplation to really get crystal clear on it. As…

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