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    Are You Prepared To Be Unpopular?

    posted by Darren Mitchell May 19, 2020 0 comments
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    Unfortunately too many sales leaders lead their team from a position of wanting to be ‘liked’, and being popular. This makes it difficult to have the robust conversations when they need to be had. Exceptional sales leaders are prepared to be unpopular. Are you?

    Are You Prepared To Be Unpopular? was last modified: May 20th, 2020 by Darren Mitchell
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    Why Your Leadership Mindset Needs To Be Strong

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    One of the leadership truisms I have come to better understand is that our team is a reflection of us, and how we constantly show up has a direct impact…

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    You Can Sell Anything With a Simple Persuasive Model

    May 15, 2020

    Too many sales teams continue to sell purely based on how good they think their product or service is. They get caught up in how ‘unique’ their features are, thinking…

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    10 Things That Break Momentum That Exceptional Sales Leaders Avoid

    May 14, 2020

    In yesterday’s episode, I shared the 10 areas that Exceptional Sales Leaders focus on to create momentum. In todays episode, I explore the 10 areas that we must avoid in…

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    Exceptional Sales Leaders Create Momentum

    May 13, 2020

    Exceptional Sales Leaders understand the importance of creating and maintaining momentum, both for themselves as well as for their team. A team that has momentum is very difficult to stop.…

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    Are You a People Pleaser Or a People Challenger?

    May 12, 2020

    I learned this lesson the hard way. The first 90 days of my sales leadership career I was a people pleaser, believing that this approach would build trust with my…

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    The True North Of Leadership

    May 11, 2020

    Exceptional Sales Leaders understand how critically important it is to establish a winning environment that underpins great performance. A key element to this is what I call the True North…

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    Exceptional Sales Leaders Are Committed To Consistency

    May 8, 2020

    As a Sales Leader, how committed to consistency are you? Have you even thought about it? Exceptional sales leaders make it their focus to be consistent in everything they do.…

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    Don’t Be a Sales Micro-Manager!!

    May 7, 2020

    One of the biggest frustrations for many sales people is the Sales Manager who micro manages and focuses all of their attention on the achievement of the number, to the…

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    Is This The Best Use Of My Time?

    May 6, 2020

    How often do you ask the question ‘Is this the best use of my time?’. If you are like most sales leaders, it is not a question that would be…

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