Sales strength: the role of conviction

Sales strength: the role of conviction

In the last post on sales strength, I asserted that strong salespeople project a confidence supported by expertise.  There isn’t anything unusual in that claim.  Who doesn’t believe that expertise breeds sales confidence? But there’s a second...

Sales strength: confidence needed

When you walk into a room full of salespeople, what do you smell?  (Besides the level of cleanliness, which is roughly proportional to the sales ticket size.) Fear. Along with being loquacious, assertive, and energetic, a surprising number of salespeople are afraid....