Friday, May 22nd, 2020
VIDEOCONFERENCING UPTURN
COUNSURPRISINGLY, WITH SO MANY MORE PEOPLE WORKING…
Tuesday, June 25th, 2019
Science missing from most sales transformations, McKinsey
Science is the missing ingredient most sales transformations lack, and advances in the “science” of change such as digital, analytics, and supporting methodologies can increase programmes’ odds of success by three to four times. These are the main conclusions of a new article “Meet the missing ingredient in successful sales transformations: Science” by management consultancy McKinsey. The authors highlight four…
Thursday, May 17th, 2018
The transformation of professional selling
The nature of professional selling has transformed profoundly over the past few decades, resulting in a fundamental redefinition of the role of the sales force. Drawing on a study comprising interview data from 37 senior sales leaders, sales consultants and prominent sales academics from the US, UK and other European countries, I synthesise three key drivers for change and identify…
Thursday, January 28th, 2016
7 Steps To Sales Force Transformation
7 Steps To Sales Force Transformation: Driving Sustainable Change in Your Organization by Warren Shiver and Michael Perla, Palgrave MacMillan, January 2016, 978-1137548047, $35 Up to 75% of attempted transformations fail. According to authors Warren Shiver and Michael Perla, the root of the problem is two-fold: salespeople are notoriously reluctant to change, and all too often, even when the sales…
