When the Owner Is Still the Sales Process, Growth Stalls In many small and mid sized businesses, the owner believes there is a sales process. If you ask about it, they will often say, “We have a process. I know how we sell.” And to be fair, they probably do. They know how to qualify […]
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Stop Setting Sales Goals. Start Building Sales Systems. Every year around this time, I watch the same movie play out with small and mid-sized businesses. The leadership team gets in a room, looks at last year’s revenue, adds a percentage on top, and calls it a “sales plan.” “Let’s grow 15% next year.”“Let’s double new
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The Hidden Cost When You Are Lacking Sales Process Consistency A lot of business owners and CEOs think they are giving their sales team freedom when they let each salesperson handle the job in their own way. On the surface, that can feel reasonable. After all, every salesperson has a different style. One is more
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Your Pipeline Problem Might Actually Be an ICP Problem A lot of small and midsize businesses think they have a sales activity problem. They think the team needs to make more calls, send more emails, attend more networking events, or load more leads into the CRM. Sometimes that is true. But not always. In many
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If sales feels unpredictable, it’s because leadership is inconsistent. That’s not intended to be an insult. It’s just the truth. Most CEOs don’t choose inconsistency. They get dragged into it because they’re running the business, and sales leadership becomes something they do when they have time. Pipeline gets reviewed when things are tight. Coaching happens
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Let’s be honest: most sales meetings are a waste of time. Not because meetings are bad, but because what happens in them is usually pointless. You gather the team, go around the room, listen to updates, glance at the pipeline, talk about what everyone is “working on,” and then you end the call feeling like
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Here’s a truth most CEOs don’t want to hear: your sales pipeline doesn’t have a volume problem. It has a truth problem. If revenue is behind and your CRM is telling you everything is “fine,” something is off. Either the pipeline is overstated, the deals aren’t as real as they look, or your team is
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Why Hiring Another Salesperson Won’t Fix Your Revenue Gap Here’s a truth that will save you time, money, and frustration: hiring another salesperson won’t fix your revenue gap if the sales system underneath them is already broken. When revenue is behind, hiring feels like progress. It feels decisive. It feels like you’re taking control. More
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The holiday break creates a predictable problem in B2B sales. Everyone returns with good intentions, full inboxes, and a vague plan to “get back into it.” The issue is that B2B sales is not a machine you turn off and restart without consequences. Pipeline ages. Deals stall. Prospects shift priorities. Competitors sneak in. Momentum disappears.
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Working Hard, Still Missing Revenue Goals: Why Effort Isn’t the Problem If your sales team is working hard and you’re still missing revenue goals, the uncomfortable truth is this: effort is no longer the problem. Leadership is. I’m just going to say it…I’m not saying your people are lazy. I’m not saying you’re a bad
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