Listen During Turmoil, Sell After

My years of working in a blended role—as part seller and as a part consultant—keeps me grounded and attached to the needs of sellers as well as customers and new business prospects.

Here’s some advice that I’m using in my sales role and passing along as a consultant: during this time of turmoil one of the most important things you can do is listen and demonstrate empathy. You will have plenty of time to sell in the future (post-turmoil). Also, if you listen closely enough, you will discover business needs unknown a couple of weeks ago.

We Were Born to Sell; We Live to Sell

Most people in sales roles are born with innate talents that enable us to sell. This can be a blessing and a curse. World-class sellers know when to sell is as important, if not, more important than knowing how to…