Episode #529: Managing Your Manager

What should you do when your Sales Manager doesn’t do things the way you would do them? 

In this first episode of 2019, Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale address a question from the CoVideo mail bag from a listener, who brings up how his manager makes demands on him, referring to a very specific scenario.

Bill and Bryan take this question a little bit broader to the notion of how do you manage your manager, if that’s even possible?

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The Street Savvy Sales Leader with Mark Welch

On this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill sits down with Mark Welch, author of The Street Savvy Sales Leader, a guide to building team that consistently win new business.

Mark has years of experience in leading sales teams, from 5 to over 70 people. He is a fully certified sales skills and business coach. He brings some very unique and interesting ideas to the podcast on how you and your team can win.

If you want to learn more about Mark and his book, go to https://www.streetsavvysalesleadership.com.

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Are You Willing To Change Your Identity?

Bill met with a VP of Sales recently who was working with a business coach. The VP felt pretty happy overall and even noticed some movement with him and his team, but he is considering taking a break from the coach. He told Bill, “the coach focuses a lot on issues inside the team and it always seems to get better for a while but goes back to the way it was.

All good Coaches should be working on two areas, Issues but more importantly, Identity. Not your Identity as in your name and race, but how you see yourself and your potential. When we change our identity, that is when real growth occurs.

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Episode #492: Attention Sales Leaders: A Sales Meeting Worth Attending

On this episode of The Advanced Selling Podcast, sales trainers Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale address a question from a listener that leads them into a discussion regarding what constitutes a good sales meeting.

If you have a sales manager or leader who does not listen to the podcast, make sure they get access to this! You can go into the Advanced Selling podcast app, click the share button, and text the episode to your sales manager.

In companies today, we seem to say there are too many meetings, but Bryan and Bill conclude that there are too many bad meetings, especially on the sales side. This episode is designed to give you eight tips on how to improve the quality of your sales meeting.

If you have a sales question you want answered on the podcast, email us a voice memo to [email protected]

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Set Your Mind on Abundance – And Watch The World Around You Change

This is part 2 in our series on Psychological Frameworks.

On this week’s episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill looks into the framework of Abundance, both as a higher concept and a tactical execution.

Bill gives you some definition, followed closely by some lessons you can take with you to begin to a slightly alter your attitude regarding abundance.

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Do You Believe What I Believe?

I find that it’s enormously helpful to understand the beliefs of the people who you take advice from. That goes for podcasters, coaches, trainers, seminar leaders and anyone that you turn to for advice.

In this episode of The 2X Podcast, Bill shares 5 of his most important beliefs about you and your potential.

There’s also a freebie checklist that is available by going to https://billcaskey.com/60download. Let us know what you think.

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The Elements of a World Class Leader

In this episode of the 2X podcast, Bill Caskey reviews the nine elements of a World Class Leader.

These elements will help you whether you’re in sales leadership, company leadership, or just want to be a leader of yourself and those around you.

There’s also some space at the end for you to share with him anything that he might’ve missed as the 10th lesson of leadership!

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Attention Presidential Candidates: Give Me Some Sexy Process

A non-process guy like me rarely gets excited about the sexy topic of “process.”

But just once, I’d love it if I heard a candidate forget the lazy platitudes and opinions and get into some lovely process talk.

Process

Here’s what I mean:

Almost every candidate running for President loves the promises, platitudes and opinions. They love to tell you how they’re going to Make America Great, or how they’ll guarantee free college for all, or how they’ll stop illegal immigration, or my favorite, how they’ll create 7 million jobs.

I don’t want to hear them say they’ll “fight for me.” They won’t.

I want to hear HOW you solve problems.

Not how you’ll accomplish the goal from a policy or strategy standpoint.

There’s no disagreement that the country faces many problems. Therefore, I want to hear HOW you solve problems. 

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A Proven One Day Training Plan

Well, it’s that time of year when we plan sales meetings and retreats. I’ve gotten a lot of calls recently from companies who want me to come in and speak to their groups but, unfortunately, my time is booked through February. I don’t remember getting a call from you. Hmmm. Oh well, maybe I did and just don’t recall.

Consequently, I wanted to give you CEO’s and Sales Leaders some ideas on how you can run an uber-effective sales training meeting to kick off 2016.
Here are the steps I take both for preparation and for execution of an event.

Step 1: Get Really Clear on Your Objectives. 

I find most leaders are a little fuzzy when it comes to specific objectives for a one-day training meeting. I suggest you write out 8 to 10 things you’d like to see as a result of this meeting and then build curriculum to achieve that. Don’t try to load it up too full. Leave breathing space so that people can absorb the content.

(That’s a major fault of sales leaders and CEOs. They think that since they have everyone in the room, they need to chock it full of content. Less is more. More becomes drivel.) Read more