Running a new business is like riding a roller coaster. One moment, things are looking great for your company and you are being super productive. Next thing you know, everything starts to look like it’s falling apart. It’s not uncommon for a business owner to reach a point when they say, “I’m not sure what […]
Coaching
“Manage And Coach By Results…..”
I read an article about how to be a successful sales manager. One of the pieces of “insight” was to manage and coach by results versus micromanaging or counting activities. He goes on to say, “people will find their own path to the target…..” Well, yes, but… There are a lot of problems with the […]
Coaching The Un-coachable
I had the honor of participating in a webcast on coaching, with Lori Richardson, Jason Jordan, and Mike Kunkle. A question that rarely comes up was, “What do you do if a person is un-coachable?” This is one area of coaching where I tend to be pretty hard-nosed, but I believe the following: If a […]
Great Coaches Don’t Give Answers
Both managers and the people they coach often have the wrong impression of coaching. Too often, we go to our managers looking for answers. Great managers tend not to give answers. As people looking for coaching, too often we go to someone asking, “What should I be doing? Should I do this? What am I […]
Sales Coaching, One Size Never Fits All
Too often, our sales coaching, if we do it, really misses the mark. We tend to look at things the same way, coaching our people the same way—when what they really need may be very different. Let me use an example. It is actually based on a real customer situation, but provides a great illustration […]
