Author: Danita

The Forbes Coaches Council published two sales strategy articles I wrote about motivating your salespeople and building authentic confidence – pre-COVID-19. I believe these articles are still relevant – even in the post-COVID-19 era. What are you observing when looking at your Millennial salespeople’s response to the current economic climate?

When I get the invitation to be the Sales Strategy keynote speaker for the Economic Times Virtual Summit (India), I reach out to executive presentation coach, Sara Krisher. The foundation of my key message and outline are already locked down. I imagine a short consultation where we are fine-tuning and polishing my brilliant “pearl”. About 90 seconds into our meeting, Sara asks, “Danita, are you open for feedback?”

Here’s the reality that I’ve discovered in my Sales Strategy work: Real growth and change, both personal and professional, occurs only when:
  • excuse-making stops,
  • personal responsibility starts, and
  • purposeful, strategic action begins.
This process takes mental toughness, followed by a solid action plan, like a Quarterly Sales Business Plan. How might you provide a track to run on that will challenge them to be more disciplined in grasping responsibility and moving forward?