by Rob Jolles | Aug 26, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Management Training, Sales Training
Part Three The failure to properly sales train our sales forces can be attributed to a handful of different factors. In this four part BLArticle® miniseries, I’ll not only tell what has created this problem, I’ll show exactly what can be done about it. We desperately...
by Rob Jolles | Aug 12, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Management Training, Sales Training
Part Two The failure to properly train our sales forces can be attributed to a handful of different factors. In part II of this BLArticle® miniseries, I’ll continue with my explanation of what has created this problem. I’ll also show exactly what can be done about it....
by Rob Jolles | Jul 15, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Sales Training
Many salespeople will not argue about the need to ask for referrals. Like so many necessary and supposedly simple tactics, few people can actually explain to you how to do it. They’ll just tell you that “it’s easy,” and “just do it.” There is, however, a right way and...
by Rob Jolles | Jun 10, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, irony, Motivation, Self Help, success
“I could have told you, but you had to learn this lesson on your own.” How many times did you hear that phrase as a child, or as a young adult? How many times have you heard it as an adult? I’m not very fond of that phrase. Wait, that’s not strong enough: I detest...
by Rob Jolles | May 27, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Public Speaking, Self Help
When you speak for a living, you get all kinds of questions. One of the most common questions has to do with conquering the fear known as “stage fright.” One of my answers to how one can address that fear is this: “Do anything a few thousand times and you’ll no longer...
by Rob Jolles | May 13, 2016 | Coaching and Mentoring, Corporate Communications, Public Speaking, Sales Training
Let me set the stage for you: You are about to walk into a high-pressure situation, and there’s a lot riding on the conversation that’s about to take place. This isn’t just any conversation, but one that requires you to find the courage to ask for something from...
